Swanfels, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Swanfels
| city =
| state = qld
| image = StateLibQld 1 169147 Andersen family photographed in their living room at Swanfels, Queensland, ca. 1900.jpg
| caption = Andersen family photographed in their living room at Swanfels, cira 1900
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.1405|152.3188|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Swanfels (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 131
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4371
| area = 126.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 26.0
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Killarney
| dist2 = 26.4
| dir2 = ENE
| location2 = Warwick
| dist3 = 105
| dir3 = SSE
| location3 = Toowoomba
| dist4 = 167
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Southern Downs Region
| stategov = Southern Downs
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Maryvale
| near-ne = Tregony
| near-e = Clumber
| near-se = Emu Vale
| near-s = Emu Vale
| near-sw = Yangan
| near-w = Mount Sturt
| near-nw = Upper Freestone
}}
Swanfels is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45983|Swanfels|locality in Southern Downs Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Swanfels had a population of 131 people.
History
Swanfels Provisional School opened on 18 January 1892.{{cite news |date=6 August 1892 |title=CORRESPONDENCE |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76640594 |accessdate=3 November 2024 |newspaper=Warwick Argus |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XXVII |issue=2130}} In 1893-4, it became Swanfels State School.{{cite news |date=3 June 1893 |title=SCHOOLS IN THE WARWICK DISTRICT. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76643022 |accessdate=3 November 2024 |newspaper=Warwick Argus |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XXVII |issue=2211}} It closed on 12 December 1980.{{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|5722|Swanfels State School|3 November 2024
}} It was at 509 Top Swanfels Road ({{Coord|-28.1756|152.2663|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Swanfels State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1937 |title=Warwick |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-warwick-1937/original |access-date=3 November 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Cite web |date=1930 |title=Parish of Gilbert |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-gilbert-1930/original |access-date=3 November 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Cite web |date=1962 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m41-1962/original |access-date=3 November 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Cite web |title=509 Top Swanfels Rd, Swanfels, Qld 4371 |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-acreage+semi-rural-qld-swanfels-132623886 |access-date=3 November 2024 |website=Realestate.com.au |quote=Originally the site of the Swanfels School (established in 1892)}}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
The Swanfels Pioneers' Memorial Park was established in 1983.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Swanfels had a population of 132 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32733|name=Swanfels (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Swanfels had a population of 131 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32708|name=Swanfels (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Swanfels. The nearest government primary schools are Yangan State School in neighbouring Yangan to the south-west, Freestone State School in Freestone to the west, and Maryvale State School in neighbouring Maryvale to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south-west and Killarney P-10 State School (to Year 10) in Killarney to the south.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
Attractions
Swanfels Pioneers' Memorial Park is at 502 Swanfels Road ({{Coord|-28.16936|152.26324|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Swanfels Pioneers Memorial Park}}). It commemorates local pioneer families.{{Cite web |title=Swanfels Pioneers Memorial Park |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/landscape/settlement/display/120305-swanfels-pioneers-memorial-park |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Monument Australia}}{{Cite web |title=Swanfels Park |url=https://swanfels.com.au/swanfels-park/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Swanfels Valley |language=en-AU}}
References
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Further reading
{{commons category|Swanfels, Queensland}}
- {{cite book |title=History of Swanfels Valley : seventy-fifth anniversary of the school and centenary of Swanfels District |date=1967 |publisher=Swanfels State School}} — [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/11l3i0/alma997117334702061 via State Library of Queensland]
- {{cite book |title=The Yangan & Swanfels chronicle : some history of the schools, industries & people of Yangan and Swanfels |vauthors= |date=1999 |publisher=Yangan State School P&C Association |isbn=0646375369 |editor-last=Gamgee |editor-first= Alan}} — [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/11l3i0/alma997448854702061 via State Library of Queensland]
{{Southern Downs Region}}