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Finnie
ToowoombaQueensland
Finnie is located in Queensland
Finnie
Finnie
Location in Queensland
Population 69 (2021 census)
 • Density 11.31/km2 (29.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4350
Area 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location 11 km (7 mi) SW of Toowoomba
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Finnie:
Westbrook Drayton Darling Heights
Westbrook Finnie Mount Rascal
Wyreema Vale View Vale View

Finnie is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Finnie had a population of 69 people.

Geography

Finnie is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) from the Toowoomba central business district.

Toowoomba–Karara Road forms the western boundary, and Drayton Connection Road (which links Drayton on the Gore Highway to the New England Highway) passes through the locality from north to south.

History

A railway station in the area, on the Southern railway line, was named Finnie on 29 April 1915 after a studmaster. The station closed on 2 August 1989.

Demographics

In the 2016 census Finnie had a population of 94 people.

In the 2021 census, Finnie had a population of 69 people.

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