Wilsons Plains is a rural

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in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 80 kilometres due south of Brisban ...

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, Australia. In the , Wilsons Plains had a population of 62 people.

Geography

''Warrill Creek'' forms the north-western boundary. The

Cunningham Highway The Cunningham Highway is a National Highway (Australia), national highway located in South East Queensland, south-eastern Queensland, Australia. The highway links the Darling Downs region with the urbanised outskirts of Ipswich, Queensland, I ...

passes close to the western extremity.

History

The

Fassifern railway line The Dugandan railway line was a branch railway in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia. It was also known as the Fassifern railway line. It operated from 1882 to 1964. Geography The line began west of Ipswich station o ...

(Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with Wilsons Plains being served by Wilsons Plains railway station on the corner of Wilsons Plains Road and Redhill Road (). The line closed in June 1964.

Demographics

In the , Wilsons Plains had a population of 50 people. In the , Wilsons Plains had a population of 62 people.

Heritage listing

Wilsons Plains has the following heritage-listed sites: * Trelawney Cheese Factory Refrigerator Shed, 422 Wilsons Plains Road ()

Education

There are no schools in Wilsons Plains. The nearest government primary schools are Harrisville State School in neighbouring Harrisville to the north and Warrill View State School in neighbouring Warrill View to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in

Boonah Boonah is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,557 people. Geography The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Ra ...

to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary school in Boonah.

References

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland