Perwillowen, Queensland
Suburbs around Perwillowen: | ||
Kureelpa | Burnside | Burnside |
Dulong | Perwillowen | Burnside |
Dulong | Towen Mountain | Coes Creek |
Perwillowen is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Perwillowen had a population of 213 people.[1]
History
The name Perwillowen is reportedly an Aboriginal name for pigeons. It has had many variant spellings over the years including Pillywillman, Pillawillamon, Pillewilliman and Perwillowan.[2]
Perwillowen Creek Provisional School opened on 15 May 1916.[3] It was 21 by 14 feet (6.4 by 4.3 m) built on high stumps with a verandah. There were 22 children enrolled and the first teacher was Miss E. M. Lavin.[4] It become Perwillowen Creek State School about 1923. It closed in October 1930 due to low student numbers but reopened on 13 July 1932. It finally closed in 1959.[5] It was on Perwillowen Road (approx 26°38′18″S 152°55′32″E / 26.6384°S 152.9256°E / -26.6384; 152.9256 (Perwillowen Creek State School (former))).[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Perwillowen had a population of 221 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Perwillowen had a population of 213 people.[1]
Amenities
Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 165 Perwillowen Road (26°38′24″S 152°56′27″E / 26.6399°S 152.9409°E / -26.6399; 152.9409 (Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church)). It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Perwillowen (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Perwillowen – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48839)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "The Perwillowen State School". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 218. Queensland, Australia. 7 June 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Perwillowen". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. XIII, no. 659. Queensland, Australia. 9 June 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Perwillowen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "South Queensland". Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
Further reading
- Want, Barbara; Heaton, Daphne (1992), The Burnside-Perwillowen story & the history of Perwillowen Creek Provisional and State School, Maroochy Shire Council, ISBN 978-0-646-08791-7
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