Devon Park, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Devon Park
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.3561°N 151.6761°W
Pop:55
Postcode:4401
Area:44.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11.5
Dir1:NW
Location1:Oakey
Dist2:38.1
Dir2:NW
Location2:Toowoomba CBD
Dist3:168
Dir3:W
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Acland
Near-Ne:Sabine
Near-E:Kelvinhaugh
Near-Se:Oakey
Near-S:Oakey
Near-Sw:Jondaryan
Near-W:Jondaryan
Near-Nw:Jondaryan

Devon Park is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Devon Park had a population of 55 people.

History

The locality is named after an early pastoral station in the district.[1]

Devon Park Provisional School opened on 2 September 1903. On 1 January 1909, it became Devon Park State School. It closed in 1963. It was on the southern side of Devon Park Road .[2]

Demographics

In the, Devon Park had a population of 49 people.

In the, Devon Park had a population of 55 people.

Education

There are no schools in Devon Park. The nearest government primary schools are Oakey State School in neighbouring Oakey to the south-east and Jondaryan State School in neighbouring Jondaryan to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School, also in Oakey.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1943 . Parish of Watts . 31 December 2023 . . Map . 31 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231033717/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-watts-1943/original . live .