Warrill View, Queensland facts for kids

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Cunningham Highway at Warrill View, 2015
Warrill View Location in Queensland
Population	203 (2021 census)
• Density	6.114/km2 (15.84/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4307
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Area	33.2 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	28.2 km (18 mi) N of Boonah 28.9 km (18 mi) S of Rosewood 32.0 km (20 mi) SW of Ipswich 59.1 km (37 mi) NW of Beaudesert 71.1 km (44 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)	Wright
Localities around Warrill View: Coleyville Coleyville Harrisville Coleyville Warrill View Wilsons Plains Rosevale Silverdale Radford

Warrill View is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Warrill View had a population of 203 people.

Geography

Warrill View is located in the Fassifern Valley farming area. The Cunningham Highway passes through Warrill View. Warrill Creek is a tributary of the Bremer River.

History

Botanist Allan Cunningham explored this area in 1829. From a knoll, he saw extensive plains which he named Laidley Plain after colonial administrator James Laidley who was the Deputy Commissary General in Sydney at that time.

The town was called Normanby from about 1859 to 1931. However, that caused confusion with another town called Normanby on the road from Ipswich to Harrisville, resulting in this town being renamed Warrill View, a name that was already in use for the school and post office. The name Warrill comes from the name of the local creek, whose name is allegedly an Aboriginal word meaning water or stream.

Warrill View State School opened on 15 September 1910.

Warrill View Baptist Church was established in 1951, having been relocated from Kulgun, where it was called Siloam Baptist Church. It was built from timber. It closed in 1975 and sold 1980. It was at 4725 Cunningham Highway (27°49′24″S 152°36′59″E / 27.823405°S 152.6164°E / -27.823405; 152.6164 (Warrill View Baptist Church)).

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Warrill View had a population of 321 people.

In the 2016 census, the locality of Warrill View had a population of 240 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Warrill View had a population of 203 people.

Heritage listings

Warrill View has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Normanby Homestead, Cunningham Highway

Education

Warrill View State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 7-19 Ipswich Street (27°49′22″S 152°36′58″E / 27.8229°S 152.6160°E / -27.8229; 152.6160 (Warrill View State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 11 students with 6 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 22 students.

There are no secondary schools in Warrill View. The nearest government secondary schools are Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the north and Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south.

Attractions

View towards the town as seen from Cunninghams Lookout, 2011

Cunninghams Lookout is on the knoll from which botanist Allan Cunningham named Laidley Plain (27°49′20″S 152°35′00″E / 27.8223°S 152.5833°E / -27.8223; 152.5833 (Cunninghams Lookout)). It provides panoramic views. It is off to the south of Rosewood Warrill View Road.

Streets in Warrill View

• Audley St
• Bath St
• Cunningham Hwy
• Harsant Rd
• Ipswich St
• Old Rosevale Rd
• Rosewood Warrill View Rd
• Service Rd
• Stapylton Rd
• Warrill View Peak Crossing Rd
• Warwick St
• Willmotts Rd