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Spring Bluff, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°27′44″S 151°58′44″E / 27.4622°S 151.9788°E / -27.4622; 151.9788 (Spring Bluff (centre of locality))
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Spring Bluff
ToowoombaQueensland
Spring Bluff railway station
Spring Bluff is located in Queensland
Spring Bluff
Spring Bluff
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Coordinates27°27′44″S 151°58′44″E / 27.4622°S 151.9788°E / -27.4622; 151.9788 (Spring Bluff (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Established1860s
Postcode(s)4352
Area1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location14 km (9 mi) NNE of Toowoomba
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Toowoomba North
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Spring Bluff:
Highfields Highfields Cabarlah
Highfields Spring Bluff Murphys Creek
Highfields Ballard Ballard

Spring Bluff is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Spring Bluff had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Geography

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Spring Bluff is situated 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of the city centre via New England Highway, and is adjacent to the town of Highfields.

History

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Spring Bluff Railway Station - postcard dated 23 December 1907

The area is named after a railway station in the area. The Spring Bluff railway station located on the boundary with Lockyer Valley Region local government area, was built in the 1860s to allow trains a place to stop during the steep climb from Brisbane to nearby Toowoomba. In 1890, it was named Spring Bluff after the spring water and the sandstone bluff in the area.[2]

The railway station closed in August 1992. The station and its gardens are heritage listed,[3] and are maintained by a trust consisting of the regional councils of Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley along with Queensland Rail, who also operate a cafe at the site. Due to the floods at Spring Bluff and nearby Murphys Creek in early 2011, the station was closed for repairs for several months.

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Spring Bluff had a population of 6 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Spring Bluff had "no people or a very low population".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Spring Bluff (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Spring Bluff – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49268)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Main Range Railway (entry 601480)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Spring Bluff (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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