Cherry Gully, Queensland

Cherry Gully is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 18 people.[3]

Cherry Gully
Queensland
Water sculpture, Cherry Gully, 2022
Cherry Gully is located in Queensland
Cherry Gully
Cherry Gully
Coordinates28.4169°S 152.0580°E / -28.4169; 152.0580 (Cherry Gully (centre of locality))
Population18 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4370
Area15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Cherry Gully:
Silverwood Wildash Elbow Valley
Silverwood Cherry Gully Elbow Valley
Dalveen Elbow Valley Elbow Valley

History

The locality takes its name from a local gully name. There are a number of stories about the name of the gully. One story is that in mid-nineteenth century a cask of sherry fell from a wagon into the gully, with the word sherry being corrupted later to cherry.[2] In another story, carriers stopped at the gully and drank sherry from the cargo to excess and again the word sherry was corrupted to cherry.[4] The other story is that the gully has many wild cherry trees.[5]

Cherry Gully Provisional School opened in 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Cherry Gully State School. It closed circa 1916.[6] It was on Old Stanthorpe Road (28.43417°S 152.03293°E / -28.43417; 152.03293 (Cherry Gully State School (former))), now within the neighbouring locality of Dalveen to the south-west.[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 9 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 18 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Cherry Gully. The nearest government primary school is Dalveen State School in neighbouring Dalveen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick to the north.[9]

References
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  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cherry Gully (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Cherry Gully – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 47647)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cherry Gully (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "CHERRY OR SHERRY GULLY". The Courier-mail. No. 738. Queensland, Australia. 10 January 1936. p. 12. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—84". The Courier-mail. No. 734. Queensland, Australia. 6 January 1936. p. 10. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  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. "County of Merivale" (Map). Queensland Government. 1923. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cherry Gully (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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