Watsons Crossing, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 29°06′45″S 151°19′32″E / 29.1125°S 151.3255°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 66.3 km2 (25.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 16 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.241/km2 (0.625/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4385 | ||||||||||||
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Watsons Crossing is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales.[4] In the 2021 census, Watsons Crossing had a population of 16 people.[2]
Geography
The Dumaresq River (the border with New South Wales) forms the western and southern boundaries of the locality.[5]
Riverton Road enters the locality from the north (Bonshaw) and loosely follows the course of the Dumaresq River but 1 to 2 kilometres (0.62 to 1.24 mi) inland of the river. It exits to the east (Maidenhead).[6]
Watsons Crossing has the following mountains:[5]
- Bowmans Sugarloaf (29°12′33″S 151°14′29″E / 29.2092°S 151.2415°E)[7]
- Hetheringtons Sugarloaf (29°12′44″S 151°18′06″E / 29.2123°S 151.3018°E)[7]
The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with crop growing near the Dumaresq River.[8]
History
Lagoon Flat Provisional School opened on 30 October 1894.[9] It became Lagoon Flat State School on 1 Jan 1909. It was closed from 5 May 1924 to about October 1924 as families moved away from the area due to the drought. The school closed permanently about June 1926.[10][11] It was on the eastern side of Riverton Road (29°05′31″S 151°17′20″E / 29.0919°S 151.2889°E).[12][13]
Watson's Crossing State School opened on 20 March 1939. It closed on 31 December 1985.[14][15] It was at the western end of Watsons Crossing Road (29°08′31″S 151°19′19″E / 29.14195°S 151.32202°E).[16][17][18]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Watsons Crossing had a population of 15 people.[19]
In the 2021 census, Watsons Crossing had a population of 16 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Watsons Crossing. The nearest government school is Texas State School (Prep to Year 10) in Texas to the north-west. There are no schools providing education to Year 12 nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[20]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Watsons Crossing (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Watsons Crossing (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Watsons Crossing – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47835)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; State border". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Darling Downs Schools". Warwick Examiner And Times. Vol. 29, no. 3041. Queensland, Australia. 3 July 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – 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
- ^ "Agency ID 9094, Lagoon Flat State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "County of Clive" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Agency ID 5810, Watson's Crossing State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Bonshaw" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Parish of Bonshaw" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Watsons Crossing (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
