Highgrove is a rural

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in the

Toowoomba Region The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and bey ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia. In the Highgrove had a population of 29 people.

Geography

The ridgeline of the Great Dividing Range roughly bounds the locality to the north and east. The

Oakey–Cooyar Road Oakey–Cooyar Road is a continuous road route in the Darling Downs and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 68. It is a state-controlled part regional and part district road (number 417). It ...

traverses the locality entering from the south-east (

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) and exiting to the north (

Nutgrove :''Alternate uses: Nutgrove, St Helens'' Nutgrove ( ga, Ceathrú an Notaigh) is an area in Churchtown, Dublin, Churchtown, County Dublin. It is a suburban area at the foot of the Dublin mountains between Churchtown, Dublin, Churchtown and Rat ...

). The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the south of the locality.

History

In the Highgrove had a population of 29 people.

Heritage listings

Highgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Narko-Nutgrove Road from Highgrove to

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Muntapa Tunnel Muntapa Tunnel is a heritage-listed tunnel from Narko-Nutgrove Road, Highgrove through to Nutgrove, both in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Railways and built from 1910 to 1913 by Queensland Railways ...

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Bulgana () * Burndale () * Datarra Hills () * Glazels () * Rocky Basin () * Springview ()

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland