Highgrove, Queensland

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Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
27°06′32″S 151°46′03″E / 27.1088°S 151.7675°E / -27.1088; 151.7675 (Highgrove (centre of locality))Population29 (2016 census)[1] • Density1.103/km2 (2.86/sq mi)Postcode(s)4352Area26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Toowoomba RegionState electorate(s)NanangoFederal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Highgrove:
Narko Nutgrove Thornville
Narko Highgrove Coalbank
Evergreen Doctor Creek Doctor Creek

Highgrove is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Highgrove had a population of 29 people.[1]

Geography

The ridgeline of the Great Dividing Range roughly bounds the locality to the north and east.[3]

The Oakey–Cooyar Road traverses the locality entering from the south-east (Evergreen) and exiting to the north (Nutgrove).[3]

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the south of the locality.[3]

History

In the 2016 census Highgrove had a population of 29 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Highgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Narko-Nutgrove Road from Highgrove to Nutgrove (27°04′33″S 151°44′53″E / 27.0758°S 151.7481°E / -27.0758; 151.7481 (Muntapa Tunnel)): Muntapa Tunnel[4]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[5]

  • Bulgana (27°07′35″S 151°46′24″E / 27.1265°S 151.7734°E / -27.1265; 151.7734 (Bulgana (homestead)))
  • Burndale (27°07′10″S 151°46′08″E / 27.1194°S 151.7690°E / -27.1194; 151.7690 (Burndale (homestead)))
  • Datarra Hills (27°05′33″S 151°46′27″E / 27.0926°S 151.7742°E / -27.0926; 151.7742 (Datarra Hills (homestead)))
  • Glazels (27°07′46″S 151°45′59″E / 27.1295°S 151.7665°E / -27.1295; 151.7665 (Glazels (homestead)))
  • Rocky Basin (27°07′40″S 151°45′51″E / 27.1279°S 151.7641°E / -27.1279; 151.7641 (Rocky Basin (homestead)))
  • Springview (27°07′08″S 151°46′45″E / 27.1189°S 151.7792°E / -27.1189; 151.7792 (Springview (homestead)))

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Highgrove (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Highgrove – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47968)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Muntapa Tunnel (entry 602594)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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