Withcott is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Withcott had a population of 2,067 people.

Geography

Withcott is located in the

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at the foot of the Toowoomba range on the

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, formerly part of the

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, west of the state capital,

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and east of the regional centre of

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History

Withcott Methodist Church was built in 1900 from timber at a cost of £90. It could seat 100 people. It has closed and been demolished. Withcott State School opened in September 1912 on the Toowoomba Commonage with headmaster Mr M. F. Ryan. When its enrolment fell to 8 students, it was closed on 30 April 1971 and the land sold. The school was at 159 Roches Road (corner of Little Oakey Creek Road, ). Due to increased population, Withcott State School was reopened on 31 January 1984 in a new location in Biggs Road with principal Lance Wilson. Holy Family Catholic Church was built in 1990 from brick. Withcott Church of Christ was built in 1990 from brick. In 1969, the Upper Lockyer Withcott branch of the

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built a hall at 4 Biggs Road, adjoining to the Warrego Highway. (). It was demolished in late 2018 and has since been turned into a public day use facility, containing a bathroom and undercover dining & seating area. During the

2010–2011 Queensland floods A series of floods hit Queensland, Australia, beginning in December 2010. The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least 90 towns and over 200,000 people were affected. Damage initially was estimated at A ...

, Withcott suffered extensive damage when a

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hit the town on 10 January 2011.

Demographics

In the , the town of Withcott had a population of 1,000 people. In the , the locality of Withcott had a population of 1,844 people. In the , the locality of Withcott had a population of 2,067 people.

Education

Withcott State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 26 Biggs Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 198 students with 17 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had 239 students with 21 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Withcott. The nearest government secondary schools are

Centenary Heights State High School Centenary Heights State High School is a State High School located in the suburb of Centenary Heights in Toowoomba, Queensland, with an enrolment of around 1700 students (2020) and was one of Queensland's leading high schools with 11 OP's 1 ...

in Centenary Heights to the south-west and

Toowoomba State High School Toowoomba State High School (TSHS) is a co-educational state high school located in Mount Lofty, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. TSHS was established in 1919. The school catered for approximately 840 students (2015) in years seven to twelve. ...

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to the west, both in Toowoomba.

Amenities

Holy Family Catholic Church is at 16 Rutherford Road (). Withcott Church of Christ is at 42 Biggs Road ().

References

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* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland