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}}
| 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
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{{Western Downs Region}}