Perwillowen is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Perwillowen had a population of 221 people.[1]

Perwillowen Queensland
Perwillowen
Coordinates	26.6358°S 152.9261°E / -26.6358; 152.9261
Population	221 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	61.4/km2 (159.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4560
Area	3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC)
LGA(s)	Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Nicklin
Federal division(s)	Fairfax
Suburbs around Perwillowen: Kureelpa Burnside Burnside Dulong Perwillowen Burnside Dulong Towen Mountain Coes Creek

History

The name Perwillowen is reportedly an Aboriginal name for pigeons. It has had many variant spellings over the years including Pillywillman, Pillawillamon, Pillewilliman and Perwillowan.[2]

Perwillowen Provisional School opened on 15 May 1916, becoming Perwillowen State School about 1923. It closed in October 1930 due to low student numbers but reopened on 13 July 1932. It finally closed in 1959.[3]

Amenities

Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 165 Perwillowen Road (26.6399°S 152.9409°E / -26.6399; 152.9409 (Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church)). It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.[4]

References

Further reading

• Want, Barbara; Heaton, Daphne (1992), The Burnside-Perwillowen story & the history of Perwillowen Creek Provisional and State School, Maroochy Shire Council, ISBN 978-0-646-08791-7