Stonehenge is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Stonehenge had a population of 20 people.

Geography

Stonehenge Road enters the locality from the north-east (

Leyburn Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historic counties of England, Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' ...

) and exits to the south-west ( Kooroongarra). Bringalily State Forest is in the south-west corner of the locality, extending into the neighbouring locality of Canning Creek. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.

History

The locality was named after a relatively small pastoral run established by Herbert Evans in the 1840s. The name relates to rock formations near the homestead. Stonehenge was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; were available.

Demographics

In the , Stonehenge had a population of 27 people. In the , Stonehenge had a population of 20 people.

Education

There are no schools in Stonehenge. The nearest government primary schools are Leyburn State School in neighbouring

to the north-east, Karara State School in neighbouring Karara to the south-east, and Millmerran State School in

Millmerran Millmerran , known as Domville between 1 June 1889 and 16 November 1894, is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millmerran had a population of 1,545 p ...

to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Millmerran State School (to Year 10) and

Clifton State High School Clifton is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Clifton had a population of 1,490 people. Geography Clifton is a town in the Darling Downs. Th ...

in Clifton to the north-east. However, most of Stonehenge is too distant to attend Clifton State High School with the alternatives being

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and boarding school. There is also a Catholic primary school in Millmerran.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland