Norwin, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Norwin
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.5122|151.3802|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Norwin (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 100
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4356
| area = 115.6
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 23.5
| dir1 = E
| location1 = Cecil Plains
| dist2 = 40.6
| dir2 = NW
| location2 = Pittsworth
| dist3 = 56.7
| dir3 = W
| location3 = Toowoomba
| dist4 = 187
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Condamine
| fedgov = Groom
| near-n = West Prairie
| near-ne = Bongeen
| near-e = Bongeen
| near-se = Bongeen
| near-s = Bongeen
| near-sw = Branchview
| near-w = Nangwee
| near-nw = Nangwee
}}
Norwin is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48029|Norwin|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Norwin had a population of 100 people.
Geography
The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to south-west.{{cite map|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675865|title=Norwin, Queensland|publisher=OpenStreetMap|access-date=13 February 2022|archive-date=13 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213063155/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675865|url-status=live}}
History
Norwin Provisional School opened on 5 September 1924. It was burned down in July 1925. In August 1927, it reopened as Norwin State School. It closed on 13 December 1996.{{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 }}{{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 5814 Toowoomba Cecil Plains Road (directly opposite Ziesemer Kummerow Road, {{Coord|-27.5437|151.3845|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Norwin State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1971 |title=Parish of West Prairie |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-west-prairie-1971.jpg |access-date=4 May 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504034813/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-west-prairie-1971.jpg |url-status=live }}
The Norwin Methodist Church was established about September 1927, holding its 26th anniversary in September 1953.{{cite news|date=15 September 1953|title=PERSONAL|volume=53|page=2|newspaper=Pittsworth Sentinel|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198512443|access-date=25 January 2021|via=National Library of Australia}}
A Lutheran congregation formed in Norwin in 1955. In 1957, the church building was dedicated. In 1967, a memorial hall was erected to commemorate those who served in World War II.{{Cite web|title=Bethlehem Lutheran Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/n-s-towns/directory/2085-bethlehem-lutheran-church|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125032154/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/n-s-towns/directory/2085-bethlehem-lutheran-church|archive-date=25 January 2021|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Churches Australia|language=en-au}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Norwin had a population of 94 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32211|name=Norwin (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Norwin had a population of 100 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32192|name=Norwin (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Homesteads - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
- Aeradke ({{coord|-27.5061|151.3574|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Aeradke (homestead)}})
- Amaroo ({{coord|-27.5208|151.4301|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Amaroo (homestead)}})
- Antrim ({{coord|-27.5276|151.4066|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Antrim (homestead)}})
- Aroona ({{coord|-27.5494|151.3292|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Aroona (homestead)}})
- Avonlea ({{coord|-27.6101|151.4022|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Avonlea (homestead)}})
- Broxbourne ({{coord|-27.5031|151.3780|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Broxbourne (homestead)}})
- Cutana ({{coord|-27.5795|151.4014|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Cutana (homestead)}})
- Oakey ({{coord|-27.5646|151.3690|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Oakey (homestead)}})
- Springfields ({{coord|-27.4904|151.3947|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Springfields (homestead)}})
- Teralba ({{coord|-27.5732|151.3883|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Teralba (homestead)}})
- Wandana ({{coord|-27.5648|151.3802|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wandana (homestead)}})
- Yanco ({{coord|-27.5502|151.3364|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Yanco (homestead)}})
Education
There are no schools in Norwin. The nearest primary schools are Cecil Plains State School in Cecil Plains to the west, Bowenville State School in Bowenville to the north-east, Mount Tyson State School in Mount Tyson to the east, and Brookstead State School in Brookstead to the south. The nearest secondary school is Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10). For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest schools are Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the south-east, Oakey State High School in Oakey to the north-east, and Dalby State High School in Dalby to the north.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=4 May 2022}}
Amenities
The Norwin branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its hall on the corner of the Brookstead Norwin Road and Branchview Road ({{Coord|-27.6109|151.3361|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Country Women's Association hall}}).{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch locations|website=Queensland Country Women's Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=live|access-date=26 December 2018}}
Bethleham Lutheran Church is at 2671 Bowenville Norwin Road (corner Toowoomba Cecil Plains Road, {{Coord|-27.5146|151.3905|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Bethleham Lutheran Church}}).{{Cite web|title=Lutheran Church Norwin Bethlehem Congregation, Qld|url=http://norwin.lutheran.org.au/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Norwin Bethlehem Congregation, Qld|language=en-AU|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125032220/http://norwin.lutheran.org.au/|url-status=live}}