Redwood, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Redwood
| city = Toowoomba
| state = qld
| image = Warrego Highway from Picnic Point.jpg
| caption = Warrego Highway, 2014
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.5680|151.9888|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Redwood (centre of locality)}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| pop = 159
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4350
| area = 4.3
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 6.2
| dir1 = NE
| location1 = Centenary Heights
| dist2 = 6.2
| dir2 = E
| location2 = Toowoomba CBD
| dist3 = 121
| dir3 = W
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Toowoomba North
| fedgov = Groom
| near-n = Prince Henry Heights
| near-ne = Withcott
| near-e = Withcott
| near-se = Rangeville
| near-sw = Rangeville
| near-s = Rangeville
| near-w = East Toowoomba
| near-nw = Mount Lofty
}}
Redwood is a rural locality on the outskirts of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48051|Redwood|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=1 December 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Redwood had a population of 159 people.
Geography
Redwood is located {{convert|5|km|mi|0}} east of the Toowoomba city centre. Half of the suburb's area consists of the {{convert|2243|ha|adj=on}} bushland Redwood Park,{{Cite web|url=http://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/redwood-redwood-park|title=Redwood - Redwood Park|website=Toowoomba Regional Council|access-date=2019-12-27|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227030722/http://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/redwood-redwood-park|url-status=live}} after which the suburb was named in 1981; the rest, to the south of the highway, is mostly crown land. The residents of Redwood live along the suburb's western boundary with East Toowoomba along the ridge line of the Great Dividing Range at approximately {{Convert|650|m||abbr=}} above sea level, while the rest of locality descends to the east to approximately {{Convert|360|m||abbr=}} at the locality's eastern boundary with Withcott.{{cite book|title=Brisway: Greater Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Toowoomba|author=Brisway Publishing|year=2008|isbn=978-0-909439-30-9|page=Map T221, T261}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=27 December 2019}}
The Warrego Highway which connects Ipswich to Toowoomba and towns west of Toowoomba passes through Redwood using the Old Tollbar Road and the Toowoomba Connection Road. This was the major road access over the Great Dividing Range to/from Toowoomba until September 2019 when the Toowoomba Bypass Road (informally known as the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing) opened to the north-east of Toowoomba.
Demographics
In 2006, the locality had a SEIFA score of 1171, placing it ahead of all other localities in the district.{{cite web |author=Australian Bureau of Statistics |date=25 March 2009 |title=2033.0.55.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia - Data only, 2006 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/2033.0.55.001/ |access-date=5 June 2011 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629182939/http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/2033.0.55.001/ |url-status=live }}
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Redwood had a population of 17 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31390|name=Redwood (State Suburb)|accessdate=9 November 2014|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Redwood had a population of 170 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32437|name=Redwood (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Redwood had a population of 159 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32413|name=Redwood (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Heritage listings
File:Glen Alpine.jpg villa, 2014]]
The locality is home to the heritage-listed Glen Alpine villa at 32-36 East Street.{{cite QHR|15617|Glen Alpine|600842|access-date=1 August 2014}}
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Education
There are no schools in Redwood. The nearest government schools are Withcott State School in neighbouring Withcott to the east, Toowoomba East State School in neighbouring East Toowoomba to the west, and Rangeville State School in neighbouring Rangeville to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights to the south-west and Toowoomba State High School in neighbouring Mount Lofty to the north-west.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=5 October 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
References
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