Spring Bluff, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Spring Bluff
| city = Toowoomba
| state = qld
| image = Spring Bluff 1.jpeg
| caption = Spring Bluff railway station
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.4622|151.9788|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Spring Bluff (centre of locality)}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| pop = 0
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established = 1860s
| postcode = 4352
| area = 1.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 14
| dir1 = NNE
| location1 = Toowoomba
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| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Toowoomba North
| fedgov = Groom
| near-nw = Highfields
| near-n = Highfields
| near-ne = Cabarlah
| near-w = Highfields
| near-e = Murphys Creek
| near-sw = Highfields
| near-s = Ballard
| near-se = Ballard
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Spring Bluff is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49268|Spring Bluff|locality in Toowoomba Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Spring Bluff had "no people or a very low population".
Geography
Spring Bluff is situated {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} north of the city centre via New England Highway, and is adjacent to the town of Highfields.
History
File:Spring Bluff Railway Station, Queensland, Australia - postcard dated 23 December 1907.jpgThe area is named after a railway station in the area. The Spring Bluff railway station located on the boundary with Lockyer Valley Region local government area, was built in the 1860s to allow trains a place to stop during the steep climb from Brisbane to nearby Toowoomba. In 1890, it was named Spring Bluff after the spring water and the sandstone bluff in the area.
The railway station closed in August 1992. The station and its gardens are heritage listed,{{cite QHR|16243|Main Range Railway|601480|access-date=1 August 2014}} and are maintained by a trust consisting of the regional councils of Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley along with Queensland Rail, who also operate a cafe at the site. Due to the floods at Spring Bluff and nearby Murphys Creek in early 2011, the station was closed for repairs for several months.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Spring Bluff had a population of 6 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32644|name=Spring Bluff (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Spring Bluff had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32619|name=Spring Bluff (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
References
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External links
- [http://springbluff.com.au/ Official site]
{{Toowoomba Region}}