Cawdor, Queensland

Cawdor is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Cawdor
Queensland
Cawdor is located in Queensland
Cawdor
Cawdor
Coordinates27.4688°S 151.9147°E / -27.4688; 151.9147
Population356 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density43.4/km2 (112.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Cawdor:
Meringandan West Meringandan West Woolmer
Glencoe Cawdor Highfields
Gowrie Junction Birnam Highfields

History

The locality takes its name from the former Cawdor railway station, named by the Queensland Railway Department to be named after a character from William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth.[2][3]

Cawdor Provisional School opened in October 1893.[4] It had become Cawdor State School by 1897.[5] It closed in 1951.[6] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) land parcel at 149 Cawdor Drive (27.4696°S 151.9191°E / -27.4696; 151.9191 (Cawdor State School (former))).[7]

Population

In the 2016 census, Cawdor had a population of 356 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cawdor (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Cawdor – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47908)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2454. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 26 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4892. Queensland, Australia. 17 October 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "OUR A. & H. Society". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XXXIX, no. 9, 156. Queensland, Australia. 22 March 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Queensland school openings, closures and name changes (Legacy listing)" (Microsoft Excel .xlsx). Queensland Department of Education. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. "Parish of Toowoomba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 13 September 2023.


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