Forest Springs, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Forest Springs
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.9911°N 152.0666°W
Pop:104
Postcode:4362
Area:52.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:16.5
Dir1:NW
Location1:Allora
Dist2:20.4
Dir2:E
Location2:Clifton
Dist3:34.6
Dir3:NNE
Location3:Warwick
Dist4:153
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Upper Pilton
Near-Ne:Goomburra
Near-E:Goomburra
Near-Se:Goomburra
Near-S:Berat
Near-Sw:Allora
Near-W:Allora
Near-Nw:Spring Creek

Forest Springs is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Forest Springs had a population of 104 people.

Geography

The north-east of the locality is mountainous, rising to Mount Tickle, a peak of, and is undeveloped. The rest of the locality is flatter land and is used for farming.

The New England Highway is the western boundary of the locality.

History

Upper Forest Springs Provisional School opened on 15 February 1898. On 1 January 1909 it became Upper Forest Springs State School. It closed on 30 June 1961. The school was on the corner of Forest Springs Road and The Springs Road, now in Spring Creek.[2]

Demographics

In the, Forest Springs had a population of 69 people.

In the, Forest Springs had a population of 104 people.

Education

There are no schools in Forest Springs. The nearest primary school is Allora State School in neighbouring Allora to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are Allora State School (only to Year 10 only) and Clifton State High School (to Year 12) in Clifton to the north-west.

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. Web site: 1942. Parish of Goomburra. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029065912/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-goomburra-1942.jpg. 29 October 2020. 29 October 2020. Queensland Government. Map.