Palmtree is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Palmtree had a population of 73 people.[1]

Palmtree Queensland
Palmtree
Coordinates	27.4066°S 152.1486°E / -27.4066; 152.1486 (Palmtree (centre of locality))
Population	73 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	1.776/km2 (4.60/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	41.1 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Palmtree: Perseverance Ravensbourne Buaraba Hampton Palmtree Buaraba South White Mountain Seventeen Mile Seventeen Mile

History

The locality takes its name from State School name first used 1901, for the settlement at the terminus of the Hampton Timber Tramway to the head of Perseverance Creek. The sawmill and tramway closed in 1936.[2]

Palm Tree Provisonal School opened in 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Palm Tree State School. It closed in 1960.[3]

In the 2016 census Palmtree had a population of 73 people.[1]

See also

• List of tramways in Queensland

References

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