Whetstone Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 28°25′16″S 150°50′55″E / 28.4211°S 150.8486°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 70 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.126/km2 (0.327/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4387 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 555.1 km2 (214.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Whetstone is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Whetstone had a population of 70 people. [1]
Whetstone was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 59 square miles (150 km2) were available. [3]
Whetstone Provisional School opened on 19 July 1904 and became Whetstone State School on 1 January 1909. In 1910 it was renamed Inglewood West State School. It suffered from low student numbers and consequently closed and re-opened a number of times, closing finally in 1928. [4]
Whetstone Provisional School opened 9 July 1917. In 1926 it became Whetstone State School. It closed on 4 June 1958. [4] [5]
In the 2016 census, Whetstone had a population of 65 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Whetstone had a population of 70 people. [1]
Whetstone Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 28°25′16″S 150°50′55″E / 28.4211°S 150.8486°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 70 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.126/km2 (0.327/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4387 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 555.1 km2 (214.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Whetstone is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Whetstone had a population of 70 people. [1]
Whetstone was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 59 square miles (150 km2) were available. [3]
Whetstone Provisional School opened on 19 July 1904 and became Whetstone State School on 1 January 1909. In 1910 it was renamed Inglewood West State School. It suffered from low student numbers and consequently closed and re-opened a number of times, closing finally in 1928. [4]
Whetstone Provisional School opened 9 July 1917. In 1926 it became Whetstone State School. It closed on 4 June 1958. [4] [5]
In the 2016 census, Whetstone had a population of 65 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Whetstone had a population of 70 people. [1]