| Type: | town |
| Southwood | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.7666°N 149.9775°W |
| Pop: | 57 |
| Postcode: | 4406 |
| Area: | 842.2 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Western Downs Region |
| Stategov: | Warrego |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | Hannaford |
| Near-Ne: | Moonie |
| Near-E: | Moonie |
| Near-Se: | Moonie |
| Near-S: | Lundavra |
| Near-Sw: | Lundavra |
| Near-W: | Westmar |
| Near-Nw: | Inglestone |
Southwood is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Southwood had a population of 57 people.
The town of Southwood was surveyed on 19 February 1886 by Fred W. Barlow on the northern banks of the Moonie River within the Wild Horse Paradise pastoral run. A police station and a couple of hotels were established but the town never developed and disappeared after the police station closed in 1911.[1]
In the, the locality of Southwood had a population of 84 people.
In the, the locality of Southwood had a population of 57 people.
The Moonie Highway (State Route 49) runs through from east to south-west.
