Perwillowen is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Perwillowen had a population of 213 people.[1]
| Perwillowen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Perwillowen | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°38′09″S 152°55′34″E / 26.6358°S 152.9261°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 213 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 59.2/km2 (153.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editBurnside Road forms the north-east boundary of the locality. Perwillowen Road enters the locality from the east (Burnside) and proceeds west through the centre of the locality as its main artery, terminating within the north-west of the locality.[3]
The land use is predominantly a mixture of housing (both rural residential and suburban blocks) and grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
editThe 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] It was on Perwillowen Road (approx 26°38′18″S 152°55′32″E / 26.6384°S 152.9256°E).[8]
Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church opened in 1980.[9]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Perwillowen had a population of 221 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Perwillowen had a population of 213 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Perwillowen. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Burnside State School and Burnside State High School, both in neighbouring Burnside to the north-east. There are also non-government schools in Burnside and other Nambour suburbs.[11]
Amenities
editNambour 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.[12][13][9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Perwillowen (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Perwillowen – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48839)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "The Perwillowen State School". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 218. Queensland, Australia. 7 June 1916. p. 6. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Perwillowen". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. XIII, no. 659. Queensland, Australia. 9 June 1916. p. 5. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church | Perwillowen". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Perwillowen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "South Queensland". Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Home". Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
Further reading
edit- Want, Barbara; Heaton, Daphne (1992), The Burnside-Perwillowen story & the history of Perwillowen Creek Provisional and State School, Maroochy Shire Council, ISBN 978-0-646-08791-7