Greenswamp, Queensland

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

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

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Greenswamp

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-26.8002|150.4641|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Greenswamp (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 77

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4413

| area = 162.3

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 19.9

| dir1 = SWS

| location1 = Chinchilla

| dist2 = 103

| dir2 = NW

| location2 = Dalby

| dist3 = 183

| dir3 = NW

| location3 = Toowoomba

| dist4 = 313

| dir4 = WNW

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = Western Downs Region

| stategov = Callide

| fedgov = Maranoa

| near-n = Rywung

| near-ne = Baking Board

| near-e = Chinchilla

| near-se = Crossroads

| near-s = Crossroads

| near-sw = Nangram

| near-w = Columboola

| near-nw = Goombi

|elevation=270-390}}

Greenswamp is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47704|Greenswamp|locality in Western Downs Region|access-date=19 September 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Greenswamp had a population of 77 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-east by the Condamine River. The elevation ranges from {{Convert|270 to 390|m||abbr=}} with lower land nearer the river and the higher land to the north.

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation on the hilly land and growing crops on the flatter lower land.

History

Fairy Meadow Road State School opened on 5 November 1915. It closed in 1919.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite QSA Agency|9008|Fairy Meadow Road State School|22 June 2024

}} It was on the northern side of Greenswamp Road (approx {{Coord|-26.80917|150.41493|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Fairy Meadow Road State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1922 |title=County of Bulwer |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-bulwer-1922/original |access-date=22 June 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}

Green Swamp State School opened circa 1936. It closed in 1950.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Greenswamp had a population of 40 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31255|name=Greenswamp (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Greenswamp had a population of 77 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31243|name=Greenswamp (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Greenswamp. The nearest primary and secondary schools are Chincilla State School and Chinchilla State High School in neighbouring Chinchilla to the east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=5 November 2020}}

References