Toolburra is a rural

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in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toolburra had a population of 56 people.

Geography

The

Condamine River The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometres (3 ...

passes through the locality and forms part of its boundaries on the north-west and south-east. The river's confluence with tributary Splityard Creek occurs in the centre of the locality. The Warwick-Allora Road passes through the locality from the south-east to the north-west forming part of the south-east and north-west boundaries of the locality. The Southern railway line runs parallel and slightly to the north of the Warwick-Allora Road, with Toolburra railway station () serving the locality. However, there are currently no passenger services operating on this line. Toolburra is an agricultural locality with little urban development. The land use is predominantly crop growing in the south-west of the locality and

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on native vegetation in the north-east of the locality.

History

The locality name ''Toolburra'' is taken from an 1840 pastoral run, and is believed to be a word from the Gidabal language, which means either ''tree people'', ''territory marked by a clump of trees'' or ''spears being thrown''.

Demographics

In the , Toolburra had a population of 42 people. In the , Toolburra had a population of 56 people.

Heritage listings

Heritage-listed sites in Toolburra include: *

Assmanshausen Winery Assmanshausen Winery is a heritage-listed former winery at Serisier Road, Toolburra, Queensland, Toolburra, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to . It is also known as Toolburra Vineyards. It was added to the Queen ...

, Serisier Road

Education

There are no schools in Tooburra. The nearest government primary schools are Glennie Heights State School in

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined wit ...

to the south-east and Wheatvale State School in Wheatvale to the west. The nearest government secondary school is

Warwick State High School Warwick State High School is a heritage-listed state high school at 15 Palmerin Street, Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Pye and Block A was built from 1914 to 1915. It is also known as Warwick Te ...

, also in Warwick. There are also a number of non-government schools in Warwick.

References

{{Darling Downs Southern Downs Region Darling Downs Localities in Queensland