Finnie
Toowoomba, Queensland
Finnie is located in Queensland
Finnie
Finnie
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Coordinates27°37′55″S 151°53′04″E / 27.6319°S 151.8844°E / -27.6319; 151.8844 (Finnie (centre of locality))
Population94 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density15.41/km2 (39.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location11 km (7 mi) SW of Toowoomba
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Finnie:
Westbrook Drayton Darling Heights
Westbrook Finnie Mount Rascal
Wyreema Vale View Vale View

Finnie is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Finnie had a population of 94 people.[1]

Geography

Finnie is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) from the Toowoomba central business district.

Toowoomba–Karara Road forms the western boundary, and Drayton Connection Road (which links Drayton on the Gore Highway to the New England Highway) passes through the locality from north to south.[3]

History

A railway station in the area, on the Southern railway line, was named Finnie on 29 April 1915 after a studmaster. The station closed on 2 August 1989.[2]

In the 2016 census Finnie had a population of 94 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Finnie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Finnie – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47943)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Google (19 July 2019). "Finnie, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 July 2019.


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