Evanslea, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids EvansleaQueensland |
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Population | 41 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.700/km2 (1.81/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4356 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 58.6 km2 (22.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Evanslea is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Evanslea had a population of 41 people.
Norillee is a neighbourhood (27°34′00″S 151°29′00″E / 27.5666°S 151.4833°E).
History
The locality takes its name from the Evanslea railway station, which was named after Charles Barnard Evans, Commissioner for Railways in Queensland from 1911 to 1918. The railway station on the Cecil Plains railway line opened in September 1915 with Evanslea as its terminus. It was subsequently extended to Cecil Plains.
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:
- Mount Russell (27°33′54″S 151°31′07″E / 27.5649°S 151.5185°E)
- Poplar (27°29′32″S 151°32′27″E / 27.4923°S 151.5408°E)
- Prairie View (27°32′21″S 151°30′44″E / 27.5392°S 151.5122°E)
- Rockwood (27°30′46″S 151°31′46″E / 27.5128°S 151.5295°E)
- Shiralee (27°33′58″S 151°30′32″E / 27.5660°S 151.5089°E)
- Valhalla (27°31′38″S 151°31′04″E / 27.5272°S 151.5177°E)
Road infrastructure
The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west.
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