Douglas Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°19′54″S 151°55′03″E / 27.3316°S 151.9175°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 152 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 3.089/km2 (8.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4354 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
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Douglas is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Douglas had a population of 152 people. [1]
The Pechey-Maclagan Road runs through the locality from east to west. [3]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. [4]
German settlers arrived in the district in 1875. A Lutheran congregation formed and worshipped in private homes, until the Jesus Lutheran Church was opened on 24 July 1882 on the Douglas Plainby Road ( 27°18′30″S 151°55′08″E / 27.3084°S 151.9190°E). The church was enlarged in 1938. [5]
On 21 December 1886, the Queensland Government reserved a 10-acre (4.0 ha) site for a cemetery. A section for Lutheran burials was created in the north-west of the site and a section for Catholic burials in the south. [6]
Gomoron Provisional School opened on 28 February 1889 under head teacher Mary Ann Frawley. It was most likely named after Gomaren Creek which flows through the area. [7] It became Goromon State School in 1890. In 1911, its name was changed to Douglas State School, [8] to avoid post office confusion as there was another place called Gomaren. [2] The school closed on 29 March 1959 with the remaining students transferred to Goombungee State School. [8] It was at Douglas Plainby Road (corner Guy Road, 27°19′16″S 151°54′38″E / 27.3212°S 151.9106°E). The building was relocated to becomes to Girl Guides building in Crows Nest. [9] [4] [10]
Pastor Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Poland was the Lutheran minister in Douglas from 1910 until his retirement in 1933. [5] During World War I, he was interned at Trial Bay Gaol as an enemy alien. [11]
In 1992, the Jesus Lutheran church building was relocated to be the chapel at the Ballon Outdoor Education Centre in the Barakula State Forest in Durah ( Western Downs Region), operated by Concordia Lutheran College in Toowoomba. [12] In 2019, it was relocated to the Googa Outdoor Education Centre, operated by a number of Lutheran organisations, in the Googa State Forest on Nukku Road at Googa Creek (Toowoomba Region). [13] [14] The site of the church in Douglas is marked with a small monument. [15]
In the 2016 census, Douglas had a population of 112 people. [16]
In the 2021 census, Douglas had a population of 152 people. [1]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: [17]
There are no schools in Douglas. The nearest government primary school is Goombungee State School in neighbouring Goombungee to the west and Haden State School in Haden to the north-west. [4] The nearest government secondary schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest to the north-east and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south-east. [4]
Douglas Cemetery is on Douglas Plainby Road ( 27°19′06″S 151°54′44″E / 27.3182°S 151.9121°E). [18] It is operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council. [6]