Springside, Queensland

Springside is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Springside had a population of 108 people.[1]

Springside
Queensland
Springside
Coordinates27.6733°S 151.5802°E / -27.6733; 151.5802
Population108 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.008/km2 (7.79/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4356
Area35.9 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Springside:
Irongate Rossvale Rossvale
Irongate Springside Stoneleigh
St Helens Yarranlea Pittsworth

History

Springside State School opened on 6 February 1888. It closed in 1954.[3]

St John's Anglican Church was dedicated in 1898 and closed circa 1974.[4] The church building was relocated on the site of St Philip's at Mount Tyson for use as a Sunday school and later remodelled as a parish hall.[4] It is now privately owned.[5]

Education

There are no schools in Springside, but primary and secondary schools are available in neighbouring Pittsworth.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Springside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Springside - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48065)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  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. "Anglican Records and Archives Centre - Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. "Australia's Christian Heritage: St Philip's Anglican Church - Former". 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 April 2019.


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