Branchview, Queensland Explained

Branchview, Queensland should not be confused with Blanchview, Queensland.

Type:suburb
Branchview
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.6191°N 151.3511°W
Pop:37
Postcode:4352
Area:63.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:19.3
Dir1:SE
Location1:Cecil Plains
Dist2:37.5
Dir2:NW
Location2:Pittsworth
Dist3:71.1
Dir3:W
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:201
Dir4:W
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Norwin
Near-Ne:Norwin
Near-E:Bongeen
Near-Se:Brookstead
Near-S:Condamine Plains
Near-Sw:Condamine Plains
Near-W:Cecil Plains
Near-Nw:Nangwee

Branchview is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Branchview had a population of 37 people.

History

Norwin Provisional School opened on 5 September 1924. It was burned down in July 1925. In August 1927 it reopened as Norwin State School. It closed on 13 December 1996. It was located on Clapham Road in Branchview (approx).

Branch View State School opened on 2 April 1931. It closed in December 1942 but reopened in July 1943. It closed in December 1944 and did not reopen until 1952. It closed permanently in March 1966. The school was located on the southern corner of the intersection of Branchview Road and Nangwee Road .[2]

Demographics

In the Branchview had a population of 17 people.

In the, Branchview had a population of 37 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[3]

Education

There are no schools in Branchview. The nearest primary schools are Cecil Plains State School in neighbouring Cecil Plains to the north-west and Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10) and Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the south-east.

Notes and References

  1. 14 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1932. Parish of Cecil Plains Sheet 1 County of Aubigny. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125024014/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-cecil-plains-sh1-county-of-aubigny-1932.jpg. 25 January 2021. 25 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  3. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.