Gowrie Little Plain, Queensland

Gowrie Little Plain is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 65 people.[1]

Gowrie Little Plain
Queensland
Farms along Yalangur Lilyvale Road, 2014
Gowrie Little Plain
Coordinates27.4308°S 151.8458°E / -27.4308; 151.8458
Population65 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.56/km2 (14.39/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Gowrie Little Plain:
Yalangur Yalangur Meringandan West
Yalangur Gowrie Little Plain Lilyvale
Cutella Glencoe Glencoe

Geography

Gowrie Little Plain is on the Darling Downs. In the south of the locality are a series of hills which rise to around 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level.

History

The locality takes its name from the nearby town of Gowrie. The town takes its name from a pastoral run which was named pastoralists Henry Hughes and Frederick N. Isaac, who initially called the property Stanbrook, but renamed it Gowrie in 1847. The name Gowrie is probably a corruption of cowarie, Aboriginal name for Gowrie Creek, which in turn possibly means freshwater mussel.[2]

StJ Jude's Anglican church was dedicated on 20 July 1900 by Bishop William Webber. The church was on the main road overlooking the valley of Glencoe. The church was 30 by 18 feet (9.1 by 5.5 m) with a vestry 8 by 10 feet (2.4 by 3.0 m), and a porch 6 by 6 feet (1.8 by 1.8 m). It was built by L. P. Petersen.[3] Its last service was held on 9 March 1951.[4]

Education

There are no schools in Gowrie Little Plain. The nearest primary school is in Kingsthorpe and Meringandan West. The nearest secondary schools are in Oakey and Highfields.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gowrie Little Plain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Gowrie Little Plain – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47954)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. "Gowrie Little Plain". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs General Advertiser (6016). Queensland, Australia. 31 July 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 November 2019.


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