Speedwell Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°04′04″S 151°32′49″E / 26.0677°S 151.5469°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 28 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.438/km2 (1.133/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4613 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 64.0 km2 (24.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Speedwell is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Speedwell had a population of 28 people.[1]
Speedwell Provisional School operated from 12 August 1912 to July 1913 as a half-time provisional school with Abbeywood Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between them). It then became a full-time provisional school (having its own teacher). On 1 January 1915, it became Speedwell State School. It closed in 1962.[3] It was at the kink in Speedwell School Road (26°04′30″S 151°32′32″E / 26.0751°S 151.5421°E).[4][5]
Speedwell Baptist Church opened on Sunday 16 April 1916.[6] In 1967, the church building and congregation relocated to Proston.[7][8][9]
In the 2016 census, Speedwell had a population of 28 people.[1]