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Coalbank, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°07′24″S 151°51′35″E / 27.1233°S 151.8597°E / -27.1233; 151.8597 (Coalbank (centre of locality))
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Coalbank
Queensland
Coalbank is located in Queensland
Coalbank
Coalbank
Coordinates27°07′24″S 151°51′35″E / 27.1233°S 151.8597°E / -27.1233; 151.8597 (Coalbank (centre of locality))
Population45 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.465/km2 (1.204/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area96.8 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Coalbank:
Thornville Thornville St Aubyn
Highgrove Coalbank Emu Creek
Doctor Creek Doctor Creek Djuan

Coalbank is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Coalbank had a population of 45 people.[1]

History

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Coalbank Provisional School opened in 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Coalbank State School. It closed in 1961.[3]

On Sunday 15 March 1931 Bishop James Byrne blessed and officially opened St James' Catholic Church.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Coalbank had a population of 30 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Coalbank had a population of 45 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coalbank (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Coalbank – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49236)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Coalbank". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LXX, no. 69. Queensland, Australia. 21 March 1931. p. 13. Retrieved 16 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coalbank (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata