Wellcamp, Queensland

Wellcamp is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Wellcamp had a population of 295 people.[1]

Wellcamp
Toowoomba Region, Queensland
Approach to the passenger terminal, Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, 2016
Wellcamp is located in Queensland
Wellcamp
Wellcamp
Coordinates27.5516°S 151.8316°E / -27.5516; 151.8316 (Wellcamp (centre of locality))
Population295 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.045/km2 (15.66/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area48.8 km2 (18.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Wellcamp:
Kingsthorpe Gowrie Mountain
Charlton		 Torrington
Biddeston Wellcamp Glenvale
Biddeston Westbrook Westbrook

Geography
Terminal at Toowoomba Wellcamp airport

Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport is at 1511 Toowoomba-Cecil Plains Road (27.5587°S 151.7955°E / -27.5587; 151.7955 (Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport)).[3] It services Toowoomba and the surrounding districts.[4]

The Toowoomba Bypass passes through the locality from north to south, intersecting with Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road for access to the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport and to Cecil Plains.

History

The locality was named by the Queensland Railways Department after a camp for workers constructing the Toowoomba–Hendon railway, which was beside a well.[2] The line opened to Hendon on 11 March 1869.[5]

Wellcamp Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Wellcamp State School.[6][7][8]

Wellcamp Methodist Church opened on Sunday 5 November 1905.[9] It closed in 1932. It was located south of the Wellcamp State School at 101 Wellcamp Westbrook Road (27.5553°S 151.8507°E / -27.5553; 151.8507 (Wellcamp Methodist Church (former))).[10]

Wellcamp Airport opened in November 2014. It was built by Toowoomba engineering business Wagners, which owns and operates the airport.[11]

In the 2016 census, Wellcamp had a population of 295 people.[1]

Heritage listings

There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Wellcamp:

Education
Wellcamp State School, circa 2022

Wellcamp State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 609 Drayton-Wellcamp Road (27.5538°S 151.8507°E / -27.5538; 151.8507 (Wellcamp State School)).[13][14] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 77 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 95 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[16]

There is no government secondary school in Wellcamp. The nearest government secondary schools are Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton to the east, Harristown State High School in Harristown to the east, and Oakey State High School in Oakey to the north-west.[17]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wellcamp (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Wellcamp – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48089)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. "Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport". Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  7. "Agency ID 5816, Wellcamp State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. "OPENING OF WELLCAMP METHODIST CHURCH". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLVIII, no. 11325. Queensland, Australia. 8 November 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. Pennycuick, Rae; Wellcamp State School. Centenary Committee (1999), Wellcamp State School : 1899-1999 : work and play in harmony, Centenary Committee, Parents and Citizens Association, Wellcamp State School, pp. 85–86, ISBN 978-0-646-37205-1
  11. "Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport". Wagners. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  12. "Wellcamp State School (entry 650248)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  13. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. "Wellcamp State School". Wellcamp State School. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  15. "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Wellcamp State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  16. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  17. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

Further reading
  • Wellcamp State School (1974), Wellcamp State School, 1899-1974 : 75th jubilee, Wellcamp State School
  • Pennycuick, Rae; Wellcamp State School. Centenary Committee (1999), Wellcamp State School : 1899-1999 : work and play in harmony, Centenary Committee, Parents and Citizens Association, Wellcamp State School, ISBN 978-0-646-37205-1

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