Stoneleigh, Queensland

Stoneleigh Queensland
Stoneleigh
Coordinates	27.665°S 151.6233°E / -27.665; 151.6233 (Stoneleigh (centre of locality))
Population	124 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	4.092/km^2 (10.60/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4356
Area	30.3 km^2 (11.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.7 km (4 mi) N of Pittsworth 42.9 km (27 mi) SW of Toowoomba 175 km (109 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Stoneleigh: Rossvale Linthorpe Linthorpe Rossvale Stoneleigh Linthorpe Springside Pittsworth Pittsworth

Stoneleigh is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Stoneleigh had a population of 124 people.^[1]

Geography

The terrain is hilly ranging from 460 to 670 metres (1,510 to 2,200 ft) with two similarly-named but distinct peaks:

• Parkers (27.6551°S 151.6176°E / -27.6551; 151.6176 (Parkers)) 675 metres (2,215 ft) in the centre of the locality^[3][4]
• Parkers Hill (27.6754°S 151.6205°E / -27.6754; 151.6205 (Parkers Hill)) 566 metres (1,857 ft) in the south of the locality^[3][5]

Wyangapinni is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (27.6333°S 151.6166°E / -27.6333; 151.6166 (Wyangapinni)). It takes its name from Mount Wyangapinni (which is in neighbouring Rossvale to the north-west).^[6][7]

The Gore Highway forms a small part of the south-eastern boundary of the locality.^[8]

The McEwan State Forest is in the south-east of the locality. Apart from that protected area, the land use is predominantly agricultural involving both crop growing and grazing.^[8]

History

Stoneleigh Provisional School opened in 1906,^[9][10][11] becoming Stoneleigh State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1919.^[12]

In July 1935, local farmer Victor George Hawkes of Turallin shot and killed his wife, his two children and his father-in-law before shooting and killing himself. He had started a fire to try to make it appear to be an accident. He had purchased the rifle earlier that day claiming he needed it to shoot wild cats. It was suggested he acted when in unsound mind, noting his depression from financial losses due to the drought and that he had been severely gassed and shellshocked during World War I.^[13]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Stoneleigh had a population of 119 people.^[14]

In the 2021 census, Stoneleigh had a population of 124 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Stoneleigh, but primary and secondary schools are available in neighbouring Pittsworth.^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stoneleigh (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Stoneleigh – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48070)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
3. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
4. "Parkers – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 26091)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Parkers Hill – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 26092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
6. "Wyangapinni – locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional (entry 38261)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
7. "Mount Wyangapinni – mountain in the Toowoomba Region (entry 38262)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
9. "PUBLIC WORKS". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXII, no. 15, 051. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
10. "Attacked by Chinese Bandits". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXIII, no. 15, 1[?]. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
11. "THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. L, no. 8, 039. Queensland, Australia. 17 June 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
13. "Stoneleigh Tragedy". Daily Mercury. Vol. 69, no. 183. Queensland, Australia. 2 August 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stoneleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.