Cooyar, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Cooyar

| city =

| state = qld

| image = StateLibQld 1 100240.jpg

| caption = Royal Mail Hotel in Cooyar, ca. 1928

| coordinates = {{coord|-26.9816|151.835|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Cooyar (town centre)}}

| pop = 231

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4402

| area = 94.6

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 48.3

| dir1 = SW

| location1 = Nanango

| dist2 = 89.6

| dir2 = N

| location2 = Toowoomba CBD

| dist3 = 179

| dir3 = NW

| location3 = Brisbane

| dist4 =

| dir4 =

| location4 =

| lga = Toowoomba Region

| stategov = Nanango

| fedgov = Maranoa

| county = Cavendish

| parish = Cooyar

| near-n = Neumgna

| near-ne = Upper Yarraman

| near-e = Kooralgin

| near-se = Mount Binga

| near-s = East Cooyar

| near-sw = Wutul

| near-w = Upper Cooyar Creek

| near-nw = Pimpimbudgee

}}

Cooyar is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|8351|Cooyar|town in Toowoomba Region|access-date=25 October 2019}}{{cite QPN|47918|Cooyar|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=25 October 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Cooyar had a population of 231 people.

Geography

Cooyar is on the Darling Downs and on the New England Highway, {{convert|204|km|mi}} north west of the state capital, Brisbane.

History

Land in Cooyar was open for selection on 17 April 1877; {{Convert|18,500|acres||abbr=}} were available.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1361846|title=Proclamations under the New Land Acts.|date=2 March 1877|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=19 February 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=3|via=Trove}}

Cooyar Post Office opened by March 1907 (a receiving office had been open from 1904).{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | access-date = 10 May 2014}}

St Francis' Anglican Church was dedicated on 12 April 1928. Its closure on 28 March 1999 was approved by Assistant Bishop Ray Smith.{{Cite web|last=Anglican Church of Southern Queensland|title=Closed Churches|url=https://anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/#C|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/#C|archive-date=3 April 2019|access-date=3 April 2019}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Cooyar and the surrounding area had a population of 281 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30426 |name=Cooyar (State Suburb) |accessdate=1 July 2013 |quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Cooyar had a population of 224 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30718|name=Cooyar (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Cooyar had a population of 231 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30713|name=Cooyar (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Heritage listings

File:Cooyar War Memorial.jpg

Cooyar has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Cooyar War Memorial, McDougall Street{{cite QHR|15600|Cooyar War Memorial|600825|access-date=15 July 2013}}

Muntapa Tunnel, Narko-Nutgrove Road from Highgrove to Nutgrove, south-west of Cooyar{{cite QHR|22212|Muntapa Tunnel|602594|access-date=15 July 2013}}

Education

Cooyar State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Gracey Street ({{coord|-26.9852|151.8328|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Cooyar State School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web |title=Cooyar State School |url=https://cooyarss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=9 May 2024}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 39 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority}}

There are no secondary schools in Cooyar. The nearest government secondary schools are Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the north-east, Yarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman to the north-east, and Quinalow State School (to Year 10) in Quinalow to the south-west.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=9 May 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

Amenities

Library services in Cooyar are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Cooyar State School and Cooyar Park (McDougal Street) on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.{{cite web|title=Mobile library |url=http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/your-local-library/3035-mobile-library-van |publisher=Toowoomba Regional Council |access-date=10 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024060057/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/your-local-library/3035-mobile-library-van |archive-date=24 October 2014 |df=dmy }}

Attractions

Attractions in Cooyar include the Swinging Bridge,{{cite web |title=Cooyar - Swinging Bridge Park |url=http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/parksgardens/parks-by-location/9101-cooyar-swinging-bridge-park |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323210303/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/parksgardens/parks-by-location/9101-cooyar-swinging-bridge-park |archive-date=23 March 2015 |access-date=27 March 2014 |publisher=Toowoomba Regional Council}} a memorial park with playground,{{cite web |title=Cooyar - Memorial Park |url=http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/parksgardens/parks-by-location/9179-cooyar-memorial-park |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323210237/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/parksgardens/parks-by-location/9179-cooyar-memorial-park |archive-date=23 March 2015 |access-date=27 March 2014 |publisher=Toowoomba Regional Council}} an ANZAC Memorial,{{cite web |title=Cooyar - Anzac Place |url=http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/parksgardens/parks-by-location/9577-cooyar-anzac-place |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321230903/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/parksgardens/parks-by-location/9577-cooyar-anzac-place |archive-date=21 March 2015 |access-date=27 March 2014 |publisher=Toowoomba Regional Council}} and the showground which holds events such as endurance riding and the annual show.{{cite web |title=Cooyar Show |url=http://cooyar.countryshows.com.au/CountryShows/PublicShowSummary.aspx?ShowID=138 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202031644/http://cooyar.countryshows.com.au/CountryShows/PublicShowSummary.aspx?ShowID=138 |archive-date=2 February 2012 |access-date=27 March 2014}}{{Cite web |date=2019-12-02 |title=Cooyar Show {{!}} Cooyar Agricultural Society Inc. |url=https://cooyarshow.com.au/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |language=en-AU}}

References

Category:Towns in Queensland

Category:Towns in the Darling Downs

Category:Toowoomba Region

Category:Localities in Queensland