Withcott

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Field	Value
type	town
name	Withcott
state	qld
image	Withcott Hotel in Withcott Qld.jpg
caption	Withcott Hotel
coordinates
pop	2067
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode	4352
area	30.7
timezone	AEST
utc	+10:00
dist1	8.7
dir1	E
location1	Toowoomba CBD
dist2	28.2
dir2	W
location2	Gatton
dist3	118
dir3	W
location3	Brisbane
lga	Lockyer Valley Region
stategov	Lockyer
fedgov	Wright
near-n	Murphys Creek
near-ne	Lockyer
near-e	Postmans Ridge
near-se	Blanchview
near-s	Rangeville
near-sw	Redwood
near-w	Mount Lofty
Prince Henry Heights
near-nw	Ballard
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| type = town | name = Withcott | state = qld | image = Withcott Hotel in Withcott Qld.jpg | caption = Withcott Hotel | coordinates = | pop = 2067 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | established = | postcode = 4352 | area = 30.7 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 8.7 | dir1 = E | location1 = Toowoomba CBD | dist2 = 28.2 | dir2 = W | location2 = Gatton | dist3 = 118 | dir3 = W | location3 = Brisbane | dist4 = | dir4 = | location4 = | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | lga = Lockyer Valley Region | stategov = Lockyer | fedgov = Wright | near-n = Murphys Creek | near-ne = Lockyer | near-e = Postmans Ridge | near-se = Blanchview | near-s = Rangeville | near-sw = Redwood | near-w = Mount Lofty Prince Henry Heights | near-nw = Ballard Withcott is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Withcott had a population of 2,067 people.

Geography

Withcott is located in the Lockyer Valley at the foot of the Toowoomba range on the Toowoomba Connection Road, formerly part of the Warrego Highway, 116 km west of the state capital, Brisbane and 10 km east of the regional centre of Toowoomba.

History

Withcott Methodist Church was built in 1900 from timber at a cost of £90. It could seat 100 people. It has closed and been demolished.

Withcott State School opened in September 1912 on the Toowoomba Commonage with headmaster Mr M. F. Ryan. When its enrolment fell to 8 students, it was closed on 30 April 1971 and the land sold. The school was at 159 Roches Road (corner of Little Oakey Creek Road, ). Due to increased population, Withcott State School was reopened on 31 January 1984 in a new location in Biggs Road with principal Lance Wilson.

Holy Family Catholic Church was built in 1990 from brick.

Withcott Church of Christ was built in 1990 from brick.

In 1969, the Upper Lockyer Withcott branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association built a hall at 4 Biggs Road, adjoining to the Warrego Highway. (). It was demolished in late 2018 and has since been turned into a public day use facility, containing a bathroom and undercover dining & seating area.

During the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, Withcott suffered extensive damage when a flash flood hit the town on 10 January 2011.

Demographics

In the , the town of Withcott had a population of 1,000 people.

In the , the locality of Withcott had a population of 1,844 people.

In the , the locality of Withcott had a population of 2,067 people.

Education

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Withcott State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 26 Biggs Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 198 students with 17 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had 239 students with 21 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Withcott. The nearest government secondary schools are Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights to the south-west and Toowoomba State High School in Mount Lofty to the west, both in Toowoomba.

Amenities

Holy Family Catholic Church is at 16 Rutherford Road ().

Withcott Church of Christ is at 42 Biggs Road ().

References

References

1. {{cite QPN. 37773. Withcott. town in Lockyer Valley Region
2. {{cite QPN. 45019. Withcott. locality in Lockyer Valley Region
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6. "Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
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8. Blake, Thom. "Holy Family Catholic Church".
9. Blake, Thom. "Withcott Church of Christ".
10. "Withcott". University of Queensland.
11. "Branch Locations". [[Queensland Country Women's Association]].
12. Johnson, Callum. (10 January 2010). "Withcott evacuated". Toowoomba Chronicle.
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16. (9 July 2018). "State and non-state school details". [[Queensland Government]].
17. (2020-11-29). "Withcott State School".
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19. "School annual report 2022".
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21. "Holy Family Church, Withcott". Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba.
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23. "Home".

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