Victoria Hill
Queensland
Victoria Hill is located in Queensland
Victoria Hill
Victoria Hill
Coordinates28°01′30″S 151°48′22″E / 28.025°S 151.8061°E / -28.025; 151.8061
Population30 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.86/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4361
Area34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)
RegionDarling Downs
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Victoria Hill:
Ellangowan Sandy Camp Sandy Camp
Old Talgai Victoria Hill Talgai
Pratten Bony Mountain Bony Mountain

Victoria Hill is a locality spit between the Southern Downs Region and the Toowoomba Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Victoria Hill had a population of 30 people.[1]

History

Victoria Hill State School opened in July 1911. It closed on 31 December 1963.[4] It was on a 4-acre (1.6 ha) site at 2223 Dalrymple Creek Road (28°00′53″S 151°47′21″E / 28.01478°S 151.78912°E / -28.01478; 151.78912 (Victoria Hill State School (former))).[5][6]

The Victoria Hill Hall was officially opened on Saturday 13 September 1930 by William Deacon, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cunningham. A sports afternoon and ball were held to celebrate the opening.[7]

Amenities

Victoria Hill Hall is on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) site on Dalrymple Creek Road (28°00′55″S 151°47′26″E / 28.01515°S 151.79045°E / -28.01515; 151.79045 (Victoria Hill Hall)).[6][8] The Victoria Hill branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the hall.[9]

Education

There are no schools in Victoria Hill. The nearest primary schools are in Allora, Clifton, Back Plains and Wheatvale. The nearest secondary schools are in Allora (but only to Year 10) and Clifton (through Year 12).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Victoria Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Victoria Hill – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45999)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Victoria Hill – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48086)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Parish of North Toolburra" (Type). Queensland Government. 1931. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "VICTORIA HILL SPORTS AND BALL". Warwick Daily News. No. 3484. Queensland, Australia. 30 August 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ Google (10 November 2023). "Victoria Hill Hall" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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