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Branchview is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Branchview had a population of 17 people.[1]

Not to be confused with Blanchview, Queensland.

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Branchview
Queensland
Branchview
Coordinates27.6191°S 151.3511°E / -27.6191; 151.3511 (Branchview (centre of locality))
Population17 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.267/km2 (0.691/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 19.3 km (12 mi) SE of Cecil Plains
  • 37.5 km (23 mi) NW of Pittsworth
  • 71.1 km (44 mi) W of Toowoomba
  • 201 km (125 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Branchview:
Nangwee Norwin Norwin
Cecil Plains Branchview Bongeen
Condamine Plains Condamine Plains Brookstead

History


Norwin Provisional School opened on 5 September 1924. It was burned down in July 1925. In August 1927 it reopened as Norwin State School. It closed on 13 December 1996.[3] It was located on Clapham Road in Branchview (approx 27.5887°S 151.3683°E / -27.5887; 151.3683 (Norwin State School (former))).[4][5]

Branch View State School opened on 2 April 1931. It closed in December 1942 but reopened in July 1943. It closed in December 1944 and did not reopen until 1952. It closed permanently in 1966.[3] The school was located on the southern corner of the intersection of Branchview Road and Nangwee Road (27.61163°S 151.33603°E / -27.61163; 151.33603 (Branch View State School (former))).[4][5]

In the 2016 census Branchview had a population of 17 people.[1]


Economy


There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[6]


Education


There are no schools in Branchview. The nearest primary schools are Cecil Plains State School in neighbouring Cecil Plains to the north-west and Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10) and Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the south-east.[5]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Branchview (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Branchview – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49367)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Parish of Cecil Plains Sheet 1 County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1932. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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