Redwood is a rural locality on the outskirts of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Redwood had a population of 159 people.[1]
| Redwood Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Warrego Highway, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Redwood | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°34′05″S 151°59′20″E / 27.5680°S 151.9888°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 159 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 37.0/km2 (95.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Toowoomba North | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editRedwood is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of the Toowoomba city centre. Half of the suburb's area consists of the 2,243-hectare (5,540-acre) bushland Redwood Park,[3] after which the suburb was named in 1981;[2] the rest, to the south of the highway, is mostly crown land. The residents of Redwood live along the suburb's western boundary with East Toowoomba along the ridge line of the Great Dividing Range at approximately 650 metres (2,130 ft) above sea level, while the rest of locality descends to the east to approximately 360 metres (1,180 ft) at the locality's eastern boundary with Withcott.[4][5]
The Warrego Highway which connects Ipswich to Toowoomba and towns west of Toowoomba passes through Redwood using the Old Tollbar Road and the Toowoomba Connection Road. This was the major road access over the Great Dividing Range to/from Toowoomba until September 2019 when the Toowoomba Bypass Road (informally known as the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing) opened to the north-east of Toowoomba.[5]
Demographics
editIn 2006, the locality had a SEIFA score of 1171, placing it ahead of all other localities in the district.[6]
In the 2011 census, Redwood had a population of 17 people.[7]
In the 2016 census, Redwood had a population of 170 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Redwood had a population of 159 people.[1]
Heritage listings
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The locality is home to the heritage-listed Glen Alpine villa at 32-36 East Street.[9]
Education
editThere are no schools in Redwood. The nearest government schools are Withcott State School in neighbouring Withcott to the east, Toowoomba East State School in neighbouring East Toowoomba to the west, and Rangeville State School in neighbouring Rangeville to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights to the south-west and Toowoomba State High School in neighbouring Mount Lofty to the north-west.[10]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Redwood (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Redwood – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48051)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Redwood - Redwood Park". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Brisway Publishing (2008). Brisway: Greater Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Toowoomba. p. Map T221, T261. ISBN 978-0-909439-30-9.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 March 2009). "2033.0.55.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia - Data only, 2006". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Redwood (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Redwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Glen Alpine (entry 600842)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
