Broadwater, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Broadwater
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.6611°N 151.8788°W
Pop:321
Postcode:4380
Area:34.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:7.0
Dir1:W
Location1:Stanthorpe
Dist2:65.9
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:149
Dir3:S
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:225
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Cannon Creek
Near-Ne:Applethorpe
Near-E:Stanthorpe
Near-Se:Severnlea
Near-S:Severnlea
Near-Sw:Thorndale
Near-W:Greenlands
Near-Nw:Amiens

Broadwater is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Broadwater had a population of 321 people.

History

Broadwater Provisional School opened in 1902 and became Broadwater State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1922. In parallel, Broadwater Crossing Provisional School opened on 10 July 1905 and became Broadwaster Crossing State School on 1 January 1909. After the closure of Broadwater State School in 1922, in 1926 Broadwater Crossing State School was renamed Broadwater State School.

Demographics

In the, Broadwater had a population of 292 people.

In the, Broadwater had a population of 321 people.

Road infrastructure

The Stanthorpe – Texas Road runs through from east to west.[2]

Amenities

The Broadwater branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its hall at 626 Texas Road.[3]

Education

Broadwater State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 636-638 Texas Road (corner of Caslick Lane, -28.6555°N 151.8786°W).[4] [5] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 46 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalents) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalents).[6] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 60 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[7]

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. Broadwater, Queensland . Google Maps . 23 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Branch locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. 26 December 2018. dead. 26 December 2018.
  4. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 . 21 November 2018 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: Broadwater State School . 28 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Annual Report 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170912053820/https://broadwatss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2016.pdf . 12 September 2017 . 12 September 2017 . Broadwater State School.
  7. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 28 January 2020 . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.