Evergreen, Queensland

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Evergreen

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-27.1575|151.7274|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Evergreen (town centre)}}

| pop = 49

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4352

| area = 31.2

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 36.3

| dir1 = N

| location1 = Oakey

| dist2 = 63.8

| dir2 = NNW

| location2 = Toowoomba

| dist3 = 192

| dir3 = WNW

| location3 = Brisbane

| dist4 =

| dir4 =

| location4 =

| lga = Toowoomba Region

| stategov = Condamine

| fedgov = Groom

| maxtemp =

| mintemp =

| rainfall =

| near-n = Narko

| near-ne = Highgrove

| near-e = Doctor Creek

| near-se = Mount Darry

| near-s = Kulpi

| near-sw = Kulpi

| near-w = Peranga

| near-nw = Narko

}}

Evergreen is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|12030|Evergreen|town in Toowoomba Region|access-date=29 December 2020}}{{cite QPN|49251|Evergreen|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Evergreen had a population of 49 people.

Geography

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south-west to north-east.{{cite map|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675785|title=Evergreen, Queensland|publisher=OpenStreetMap|access-date=18 January 2022|archive-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118183647/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675785|url-status=live}}

History

Evergreen Provisional School opened on 17 June 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Evergreen State School. It closed on 13 December 1996. Opened as a provisional school in 1895 and was proclaimed a state school on 1 Jan 1909. It closed in 1996.{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=Queensland Government}} It was at 3616 Oakey Cooyar Road ({{Coord|-27.1531|151.73813|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Evergreen State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1946 |title=Evergreen |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-evergreen-1946.jpg |access-date=2 May 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927225420/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-evergreen-1946.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1932 |title=Parish of Milton County of Aubigny |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-milton-county-of-aubigny-1932.jpg |access-date=2 May 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=2 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502084421/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-milton-county-of-aubigny-1932.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=3 May 2022}}

King's Hill Provisional School opened on 1917. On 1 July 1918, it became King's Hill State School. It closed circa 1926.

Berndale Provisional School opened on 13 November 1922. On 1 August 1924, it became Berndale State School. It closed in 1956.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Evergreen had a population of 45 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31020|name=Evergreen (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Evergreen had a population of 49 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31010|name=Evergreen (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Evergreen. The nearest government primary school is Kulpi State School in neighbouring Kulpi to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Peranga State School in neighbouring Peranga to the west which offers secondary education to Year 10. For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest government school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south.

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