Sabine, Queensland

Sabine is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Sabine had a population of 9 people.[1]

Sabine
Queensland
Sabine
Coordinates27.3530°S 151.7122°E / -27.3530; 151.7122
Population9 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.08/km2 (2.81/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4401
Area8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Sabine:
Acland Acland Greenwood
Devon Park Sabine Greenwood
Devon Park Devon Park Kelvinhaugh

History

The locality takes its name from its former railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department, after a pioneer land selector called Sabine.[2][3][4]

Sabine State School opened on 15 April 1925. It closed on circa 1937.[5]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sabine (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Sabine – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48057)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—255". The Courier-mail (905). Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1936. p. 14. Retrieved 25 October 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander (2457). Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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