Nangwee, Queensland
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Nangwee is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Nangwee had a population of 65 people.[1]
Geography
The now-closed Cecil Plains railway line enters the locality from the east (Norwin) and exits to the west (Cecil Plains) with two now-abandoned stations serving the locality:
- Mywybilla railway station at the eastern boundary of the locality with Norwin (27°33′10″S 151°20′26″E / 27.5529°S 151.3405°E / -27.5529; 151.3405 (Mywybilla railway station (former)))[4]
- Nangwee railway station in the town in the west of the locality (27°32′46″S 151°17′25″E / 27.5461°S 151.2903°E / -27.5461; 151.2903 (Nangwee railway station (former))).[4]
Road infrastructure
The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west.[5]
History
The town takes its name from the Nangwee railway station, which was assigned on 12 December 1918 by the Queensland Railways Department, on the former Cecil Plains railway line, and is an Aboriginal word meaning muddy water.[2]
Nangwee Provisional School opened on 7 June 1921. On 1 September 1922 it became Nangwee State School. It closed on 13 August 1961.[6] It was at 69 McPherson Road (27°32′38″S 151°17′07″E / 27.5440°S 151.2852°E / -27.5440; 151.2852 (Nangwee State School (former))).[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census the locality of Nangwee had a population of 52 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Nangwee had a population of 65 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nangwee (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Nangwee – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 23807)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Nangwee – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Nangwee, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Town of Nangwee" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nangwee (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
- "Town map of Nangwee". Queensland Government. 1930.
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