Leslie, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Leslie
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.1725°N 151.9166°W
Pop:12
Postcode:4370
Area:10.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:13.3
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Warwick
Dist2:81.2
Dir2:S
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:168
Dir3:SW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Massie
Near-Ne:Massie
Near-E:Toolburra
Near-Se:Allan
Near-S:Leslie Dam
Near-Sw:Leslie Dam
Near-W:Wheatvale
Near-Nw:Massie

Leslie is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Leslie had a population of 12 people.

Geography

The Condamine River forms the northern boundary of the locality and the Cunningham Highway forms most of the southern boundary.

The South Western railway line enters the locality from the south (Leslie Dam) and exits to the west (Wheatvale). Historically, the locality was served by the now-abandoned Leslie railway station (-28.1755°N 151.9221°W).[2]

The land use is crop growing in the east of the locality with grazing on native vegetation in the centre and west of the locality.

History

The locality was officially named and bounded on 14 September 2001. The name comes from the former Leslie railway station which was named after Patrick Leslie,[3] a pioneer pastoralist on the Darling Downs.[1] [4]

Demographics

In the, Leslie had a population of 12 people.

In the, Leslie had a population of 12 people.

Education

There are no schools in Leslie. The nearest government primary school is Wheatvale State School in neighbouring Wheatvale to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick to the south-east.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 25 November 2018.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. News: SKETCHER.. 11 April 1914. The Queenslander. 26 November 2018. 2456. Queensland, Australia. 8. National Library of Australia. 26 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201226004748/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25505625. live.
  4. News: NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—173. 20 April 1936. The Courier-mail. 26 November 2018. 823. Queensland, Australia. 12. National Library of Australia. 26 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231026212754/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36779756. live.
  5. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 26 October 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .