Nangwee is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Nangwee had a population of 65 people.

Geography

The now-closed Cecil Plains railway line enters the locality from the east ( Norwin) and exits to the west (

Cecil Plains Cecil Plains is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cecil Plains had a population of 380 people. Geography Cecil Plains is in the Darling Downs ...

) with two now-abandoned stations serving the locality: * Mywybilla railway station at the eastern boundary of the locality with Norwin () *Nangwee railway station in the town in the west of the locality (). The

Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba region of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is not signed with any route number, but a short section near is part of State Route 82. Toowoomba–Cecil Plains R ...

runs through the locality from east to west.

History

The town takes its name from the Nangwee railway station, which was assigned on 12 December 1918 by the

Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger t ...

, on the former Cecil Plains railway line, and is an Aboriginal word meaning ''muddy water''. Nangwee Provisional School opened on 7 June 1921. On 1 September 1922 it became Nangwee State School. It closed on 13 August 1961. It was at 69 McPherson Road ().

Demographics

In the , the locality of Nangwee had a population of 52 people. In the , the locality of Nangwee had a population of 65 people.

Education

There are no schools in Nangwee. The nearest government primary school is Cecil Plains State School in neighbouring

to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10), Dalby State High School (to Year 12) in Dalby to the north and Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the south-east.

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