North Talwood, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
North Talwood
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.4125°N 149.3894°W
Pop:113
Postcode:4496
Area:925.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Goondiwindi Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Stategov2:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:St George
Near-Ne:North Bungunya
Near-E:Bungunya
Near-Se:South Talwood
Near-S:South Talwood
Near-Sw:Weengallon
Near-W:Weengallon
Near-Nw:Weengallon

North Talwood was a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, North Talwood had a population of 113 people.

On 17 May 2024, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities of North Talwood and South Talwood into a single locality called Talwood (with the town of Talwood as its main urban area).[2] [3] [4]

Geography

The town of Talwood (-28.4852°N 149.468°W) was on the southern edge of the locality of North Talwood immediately north of the boundary with South Talwood.[5]

North Talwood was mostly bounded to the south by the South-Western railway line, which entered the locality from the south-east (South Talwood / Bungunya) and exited to the south-west (South Talwood / Weengallon). The locality was served by Talwood railway station in the town (-28.4846°N 149.4683°W).[6]

The Barwon Highway entered the locality in the south-east (Bungunya), passed through the town, and exited to the west (Weengallon).

History

The name Talwood comes from the town, which was named from the Dalwood run name, which in turn was named in 1844, probably a corruption of an Aboriginal language word. Historically it is sometimes written as Tallwood.[7]

Demographics

In the, North Talwood had a population of 169 people.

In the, North Talwood had a population of 113 people.

Education

Talwood State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Recreation Street, then in North Talwood (-28.4866°N 149.4703°W).[8] [9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 28 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[10]

The nearest government secondary school for North Talwood was Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the east.

Notes and References

  1. 23 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Current proposals and decisions Place names . 2024-07-20 . Environment, land, and water . Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: 29 September 2023 . Proposed locality: Talwood, Goondiwindi Region (shows boundaries of North Talwood and South Talwood) . 20 July 2024 . Environment, land and water . Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 17 May 2024 . Locality of Talwood within the Goondiwindi Local Government Area . 20 July 2024 . Environment, land and water . Queensland Government.
  5. 23 October 2020.
  6. Web site: 27 August 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.
  7. 23 October 2020.
  8. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. live.
  9. Web site: Talwood State School. 21 November 2018.
  10. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020.