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Minden is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Minden had a population of 1,204 people.[1]

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Minden
Queensland
Minden State School, 2014
Minden
Coordinates27.5570°S 152.5455°E / -27.5570; 152.5455 (Minden (town centre))
Population1,204 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density57.06/km2 (147.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4311
Area21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 26.3 km (16 mi) WNW of Ipswich
  • 63.7 km (40 mi) W of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Blair
Localities around Minden:
Prenzlau Coolana Lark Hill
Hatton Vale Minden Marburg
Woolshed Tallegalla Tallegalla

The town is 64 kilometres (40 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.


Geography


Minden is located in the geographic region, but not local government area of Lockyer Valley at the northern foothills of the Little Liverpool Range. The Warrego Highway passes through Minden from east to west. It is the most southerly part of the Somerset Region local government area.


History


St John's Lutheran Church Coolana, 2005
St John's Lutheran Church Coolana, 2005

Originally the area was known as Back Plains or Rosewood Scrub but was changed to Minden in 1879 at the request of German settlers, after the town of Minden in Westphalia, Germany. In 1916 during World War I, the name was changed to Frenchton due to anti-German sentiment, but name Minden was restored in 1930.[2][3][4][5]

Minden State School opened on 23 September 1878. In 1916 it was renamed Frenchton State School, but was later restored to Minden State School.[6]

On Thursday 8 December 1891, Congregational (Lutheran) church opened in Minden.[7] St John's Lutheran Church Coolana acelebrated its 125th anniversary with a special service on Sunday, 4 December 2016.[8]

Frenchton Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1878, known as Rosewood Scrub until 1879 and Minden until 1916 during World War I), reverted to Minden in 1930 and closed in 1971.[9]

At the 2011 census, Minden had a population of 1,093.[10]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Minden had a population of 1,204 people.[1]


Education


Minden State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1032 Lowood-Minden Road (27.5547°S 152.5441°E / -27.5547; 152.5441 (Minden State School)).[11][12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 189 students with 12 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[13]


Amenities


St Johns Lutheran Church Coolana is 774 Lowood Minden Road (27.5312°S 152.5446°E / -27.5312; 152.5446 (St Johns Lutheran Church Coolana)).[14] Despite the name, it is not within the current boundaries of neighbouring Coolana.[15]

Minden Baptist Church is at 978 Lowood Minden Road (27.5496°S 152.5413°E / -27.5496; 152.5413 (Minden Baptist Church)).[16]

Zion Lutheran Church is at 712 Tallegalla Road (27.5592°S 152.5470°E / -27.5592; 152.5470 (Zion Lutheran Church)).[17]

St John's Evangelican Lutheran Church is at 593 Tallegalla Road (27.5693°S 152.5448°E / -27.5693; 152.5448 (St John's Evangelican Lutheran Church)).[18]


Facilities


The Coolana Lutheran Cemetery Coolana is beside St Johns's Lutheran Church (27.5315°S 152.5443°E / -27.5315; 152.5443 (Coolana Lutheran Cemetery)).[19]

Minden Baptist Cemetery is beside the Minden Baptist Church (27.5494°S 152.5412°E / -27.5494; 152.5412 (Minden Baptist Cemetery)).[19]

Zion Lutheran Cemetery is beside the Zion Lutheran Church (27.5589°S 152.5470°E / -27.5589; 152.5470 (cemetery)).[19]

St John's Evangelican Lutheran Cemetery is beside St John's Evangelican Lutheran Church (27.5691°S 152.5451°E / -27.5691; 152.5451 (St John's Evangelican Lutheran Cemetery)).[19]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Minden (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Minden – town in Somerset Region (entry 22166)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Minden – locality in Somerset Region (entry 49444)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. "Names of Schools Changed". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 4 December 1916. p. 6. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. "Minden School Diamond Jubilee". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 27 August 1938. p. 5 Section: Second Section. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Tea-Meeting at Minden". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXIII, no. 4753. Queensland, Australia. 12 December 1891. p. 5. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Coolana Lutheran church to celebrate 125 years of service". Queensland Times. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Minden (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  11. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "Minden State School". Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  13. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  14. "St John's Lutheran Church". Churches Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  16. "Minden Baptist Church". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  17. "Zion Lutheran Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  18. "St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church". Churches Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.


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