Perwillowen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°38′09″S 152°55′34″E / 26.6358°S 152.9261°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 213 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Perwillowen is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Perwillowen had a population of 213 people.[3]
The name Perwillowen is reportedly an Aboriginal name for pigeons. It has had many variant spellings over the years including Pillywillman, Pillawillamon, Pillewilliman and Perwillowan.[2]
Perwillowen Creek Provisional School opened on 15 May 1916.[4] It was 21 by 14 feet (6.4 by 4.3 m) built on high stumps with a verandah. There were 22 children enrolled and the first teacher was Miss E. M. Lavin.[5] It become Perwillowen Creek State School about 1923. It closed in October 1930 due to low student numbers but reopened on 13 July 1932. It finally closed in 1959.[6] It was on Perwillowen Road (approx 26°38′18″S 152°55′32″E / 26.6384°S 152.9256°E).[7]
In the 2016 census, Perwillowen had a population of 221 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Perwillowen had a population of 213 people.[3]
Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 165 Perwillowen Road (26°38′24″S 152°56′27″E / 26.6399°S 152.9409°E). It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.[9]