Toobeah
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Toobeah
| state = qld
| image = AU-Qld-Toobeah-eastern approach-2021.jpg
| caption = Eastern entrance on the Barwon Highway (2021).
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.4169|149.8702|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Toobeah (town centre)}}
| pop = 149
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4498
| area = 1125.5
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| elevation =
| dist1 = 49
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Goondiwindi
| dist2 = 265
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Toowoomba
| dist3 = 389
| dir3 = SW
| location3 = Brisbane
| lga = Goondiwindi Region
| stategov = Southern Downs
| fedgov = Maranoa
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| est =
| near-ne = Goodar
| near-e = Callandoon
| near-se = Boggabilla (NSW)
| near-s = Boomi (NSW)
| near-sw = Boomi (NSW)
| near-w = Bungunya
| near-nw = Kioma
}}
Toobeah, pronounced 'two beer', is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|34836|Toobeah|town in Goondiwindi Region|accessdate=6 May 2020}}{{cite QPN|50066|Toobeah|locality in Goondiwindi Region|accessdate=6 May 2020}} The locality is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=7 May 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Toobeah had a population of 149 people.
Geography
Toobeah is in the Darling Downs region. The town is on the Barwon Highway, {{convert|389|km|mi}} south west of the state capital, Brisbane.
History
The town takes its name from the Toobeah railway station on the South Western railway line, which was established in 1910. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word indicating to point, possibly because of the presence of a sign post at the road junction where the railway station was built.
Toobeah Provisional School opened on 12 October 1914. On 1 December 1914 it became Toobeah State School. It closed on 30 April 1964.{{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}} It was on the northern corner of the Barwon Highway and Minnel Road (approx {{Coord|-28.41471|149.87191|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Toobeah State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1944 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m12 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m12-surv-control-1944/original |access-date=3 October 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003022001/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m12-surv-control-1944/original |url-status=live }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=3 October 2023}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Toobeah and the surrounding rural area had a population of 218 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31648|name=Toobeah|accessdate=5 May 2013|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Toobeah had a population of 191 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32872|name=Toobeah (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Toobeah had a population of 149 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32843|name=Toobeah (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Toobeah. The nearest government primary schools are:{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=9 November 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 }}
- Bungunya State School in neighbouring Bungunya to the west
- Kioma State School in neighbouring Kioma to the north-west
- Lundavra State School in neighbouring Lundavra to the north
- Goondiwindi State School in Goondwindi to the east
The nearest government secondary school is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi. However, the northern and western parts of the locality of Toobeah would be too distant for a daily commute; alternatives are distance education and boarding school.
Amenities
Facilities in the town include the Coronation Hotel and a general store.{{cite web|title=Food and Liquor|url=http://www.goondiwindirc.qld.gov.au/food-and-liquor#toobeah|work=Community Directory|publisher=Goondiwindi Regional Council|accessdate=5 May 2013|archive-date=3 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503220232/http://www.goondiwindirc.qld.gov.au/food-and-liquor#toobeah|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
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- {{cite web|title=Town map of Toobeah|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-toobeah-1976.jpg|date=1976|publisher=Queensland Government}}
- [http://www.goondiwindirc.qld.gov.au/community/toobeah.shtml Toobeah] - Goondiwindi Regional Council
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{{Darling Downs}}
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