Description
Willowvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
Willowvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Willowvale had a population of 94 people.
History
Grayson Provisional School opened in 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Grayson State School. In 1912 it was renamed Willowvale State School. It closed in 1967. The school was at 361 Willowvale Road (on the south-west corner with Willowvale School Road, 28.1249°S 152.0313°E? / -28.1249; 152.0313? (Willowvale State School)).The Grayson / Glengallan Presbyterian Church was built on 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) of land opposite the Grayson School at 350 Willowvale Road (28.1244°S 152.0328°E? / -28.1244; 152.0328? (Grayson / Glengallan / Willowvale Presbyterian Church (former))). The land was donated by William Skerman and the church was erected using volunteer labour by local people. It officially opened on Sunday 19 September 1909.By 1913 it had become known as the Willowvale Presbyterian Church. In the 1950s it was relocated to Gillam Street in Glennie Heights (in the north of Warwick)to be the Glennie Heights Presbyterian Church. In 1972 it was relocated to the Pringle Cottage Museum operated by the Warwick & District Historical Society, where it was renamed Eastwell Hall after Leslie Burt Eastwell, a former president of the historical society and son of its founder.In the 2011 census, Willowvale had a population of 286 people.In the 2016 census Willowvale had a population of 94 people.
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Population: 1-100
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 47.05 km2
Elevation: 201-500 metres
Town elevation: 467 m
Population number: 94
Local Government Area: Southern Downs Regional Council
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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Willowvale, Queensland