Crossroads, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°52′58″S 150°28′55″E / 26.8827°S 150.4819°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 291.5 km2 (112.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 127 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.4357/km2 (1.128/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4413 | ||||||||||||
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Crossroads is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Crossroads had a population of 127 people.[2]
Geography
The Condamine Kogan Road traverses the locality from south-east (Hopeland / Montrose) to south-west (Nangram /Wieambilla). The Chinchilla Tara Road traverses the locality from north (Greenswamp) to south (Wieambilla).[4] These two roads intersect in roughly the centre of the locality and presumably provide the name for the locality.[4]
Gunbarwood is a neighbourhood (26°53′00″S 150°33′00″E / 26.8833°S 150.55°E).[5] It presumably takes its name from the Gunbarwood rural property.[6]
The land use is a mixture of dry and irrigated crops and grazing on native vegetation.[5]
Coal seam gas is extracted throughout the locality.[5][7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Crossroads had a population of 130 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Crossroads had a population of 127 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Crossroads. The nearest primary and secondary schools are Chinchilla State School and Chinchilla State High School in neighbouring Chinchilla to the north-east.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crossroads (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crossroads (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Crossroads – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47686)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Gunbarwood – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 15057)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Rural properties - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Talinga Orana Gas Gathering System online at APLNG onshore acreage". Energy new bulletin. 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crossroads (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.