Langlands, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Langlands
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.6941°N 150.9891°W
Pop:30
Postcode:4413
Area:49.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:23.2
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Jandowae
Dist2:26.6
Dir2:S
Location2:Burra Burri
Dist3:42.9
Dir3:ENE
Location3:Chinchilla
Dist4:73.2
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Dalby
Dist5:281
Dir5:WNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Canaga
Near-Ne:Jinghi
Near-E:Jinghi
Near-Se:Jinghi
Near-S:Jinghi
Near-Sw:Tuckerang
Near-W:Canaga
Near-Nw:Canaga
Elevation:340-350

Langlands is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Langlands had a population of 30 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded loosely by Canaga Creek to the north, Canaga Creek Road to the west, Lower Jinghi Road to the south and Carlishs Road and Gadsbys Road to the east.

The land is flat at NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) above sea level. The predominant land use is crop growing.

The Chinchilla–Wondai Road runs along the northern boundary.

History

Langlands State School opened on 18 April 1922. It closed on 29 January 1962. It was at 1033 Langlands Hall Road .[2] [3] It was opposite the Langlands Hall (also called the East Canaga Hall) at .[4]

Demographics

In the, Langlands had a population of 7 people.

In the, Langlands had a population of 30 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[5]

Education

There are no schools in Langlands. The nearest primary schools are Burra Burri State School in Burra Burri to the north and Jandowae State School in Jandowae to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Jandowae State School which provides secondary schooling to Year 10. For schooling to Year 12, the nearest secondary school is Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla to the west.

Notes and References

  1. 14 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1942. Jingi Jingi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201210044438/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-bandw-jingi-jingi-temp-ed-1942.jpg. 10 December 2020. 10 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  3. Web site: 1951 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m80 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220421081323/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m80-admin-bdy-1951.jpg . 21 April 2022 . 21 April 2022 . . Map.
  4. News: 6 February 1934. LANGLANDS SCHOOL. 4. The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 15 December 2020. National Library of Australia.
  5. 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.