Evergreen, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Evergreen
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.1575°N 151.7274°W
Pop:49
Postcode:4352
Area:31.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:36.3
Dir1:N
Location1:Oakey
Dist2:63.8
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:192
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Narko
Near-Ne:Highgrove
Near-E:Doctor Creek
Near-Se:Mount Darry
Near-S:Kulpi
Near-Sw:Kulpi
Near-W:Peranga
Near-Nw:Narko

Evergreen is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Evergreen had a population of 49 people.

Geography

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south-west to north-east.[3]

History

Evergreen Provisional School opened on 17 June 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Evergreen State School. It closed on 13 December 1996. Opened as a provisional school in 1895 and was proclaimed a state school on 1 Jan 1909. It closed in 1996.[4] It was at 3616 Oakey Cooyar Road .[5] [6]

King's Hill Provisional School opened on 1917. On 1 July 1918, it became King's Hill State School. It closed circa 1926.

Berndale Provisional School opened on 13 November 1922. On 1 August 1924, it became Berndale State School. It closed in 1956.

Demographics

In the, the locality of Evergreen had a population of 45 people.

In the, the locality of Evergreen had a population of 49 people.

Education

There are no schools in Evergreen. The nearest government primary school is Kulpi State School in neighbouring Kulpi to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Peranga State School in neighbouring Peranga to the west which offers secondary education to Year 10. For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest government school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south.

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. Evergreen, Queensland. OpenStreetMap. 18 January 2022. 18 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118183647/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675785. live.
  4. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 7 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 1946 . Evergreen . 2 May 2022 . . Map . 27 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927225420/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-evergreen-1946.jpg . live .
  6. Web site: 1932 . Parish of Milton County of Aubigny . 2 May 2022 . . Map . 2 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220502084421/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-milton-county-of-aubigny-1932.jpg . live .