Land in Cooyar was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 18,500 acres (7,500 ha) were available.[4]
Cooyar Post Office opened by March 1907 (a receiving office had been open from 1904).[5]
St Francis' Anglican Church was dedicated on 12 April 1928. Its closure on 28 March 1999 was approved by Assistant Bishop Ray Smith.[6]
At the 2011 census, Cooyar and the surrounding area had a population of 281.[7]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Cooyar had a population of 224 people.[1]
Attractionsedit
There are many interesting sites at Cooyar. They include the Swinging Bridge, built by Christoffel and Edeltroud Van Espen [8] a memorial park with playground,[9] a family-friendly pub, an ANZAC Memorial,[10] a showground which holds events like endurance riding and an annual show (with a brilliant rodeo at night),[11] a hall which is used regularly by the locals, the local shop which sells hot and cold food.
Library services in Cooyar are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Cooyar State School and Cooyar Park (McDougal Street) on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.[12]
cooyar, queensland, cooyar, rural, town, locality, toowoomba, region, queensland, australia, 2016, census, cooyar, population, people, cooyar, queenslandroyal, mail, hotel, cooyar, 1928, butcher, shop, next, doorcooyarcoordinates26, 9816, 9816, 835population22. Cooyar is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region Queensland Australia 2 3 In the 2016 census Cooyar had a population of 224 people 1 Cooyar QueenslandRoyal Mail Hotel in Cooyar ca 1928 A butcher s shop is next doorCooyarCoordinates26 58 54 S 151 50 06 E 26 9816 S 151 835 E 26 9816 151 835Population224 2016 census 1 Density2 368 km2 6 133 sq mi Postcode s 4402Area94 6 km2 36 5 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location204 km 127 mi NW of Brisbane90 km 56 mi N of Toowoomba28 km 17 mi SW of YarramanLGA s Toowoomba RegionCountyCavendishParishCooyarState electorate s NanangoFederal division s MaranoaLocalities around Cooyar Pimpimbudgee Neumgna Upper YarramanUpper Cooyar Creek Cooyar KooralginWutul East Cooyar Mount Binga Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Attractions 4 Heritage listings 5 ReferencesGeography editCooyar is on the Darling Downs and on the New England Highway 204 kilometres 127 mi north west of the state capital Brisbane History editLand in Cooyar was open for selection on 17 April 1877 18 500 acres 7 500 ha were available 4 Cooyar Post Office opened by March 1907 a receiving office had been open from 1904 5 St Francis Anglican Church was dedicated on 12 April 1928 Its closure on 28 March 1999 was approved by Assistant Bishop Ray Smith 6 At the 2011 census Cooyar and the surrounding area had a population of 281 7 In the 2016 census the locality of Cooyar had a population of 224 people 1 Attractions editThere are many interesting sites at Cooyar They include the Swinging Bridge built by Christoffel and Edeltroud Van Espen 8 a memorial park with playground 9 a family friendly pub an ANZAC Memorial 10 a showground which holds events like endurance riding and an annual show with a brilliant rodeo at night 11 a hall which is used regularly by the locals the local shop which sells hot and cold food Library services in Cooyar are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council s mobile library service The van visits Cooyar State School and Cooyar Park McDougal Street on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month 12 Heritage listings edit nbsp Cooyar War Memorial Cooyar has a number of heritage listed sites including McDougall Street Cooyar War Memorial 13 Narko Nutgrove Road from Highgrove to Nutgrove south west of Cooyar Muntapa Tunnel 14 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cooyar Queensland a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Cooyar SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Cooyar town in Toowoomba Region entry 8351 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 October 2019 Cooyar locality in Toowoomba Region entry 47918 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 October 2019 Proclamations under the New Land Acts The Brisbane Courier Queensland Australia 2 March 1877 p 3 Retrieved 19 February 2020 via Trove Premier Postal History Post Office List Premier Postal Auctions Retrieved 10 May 2014 Anglican Church of Southern Queensland Closed Churches Archived from the original on 3 April 2019 Retrieved 3 April 2019 Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Cooyar State Suburb 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 1 July 2013 nbsp Cooyar Swinging Bridge Park Toowoomba Regional Council Archived from the original on 23 March 2015 Retrieved 27 March 2014 Cooyar Memorial Park Toowoomba Regional Council Archived from the original on 23 March 2015 Retrieved 27 March 2014 Cooyar Anzac Place Toowoomba Regional Council Archived from the original on 21 March 2015 Retrieved 27 March 2014 Cooyar Show Archived from the original on 2 February 2012 Retrieved 27 March 2014 Mobile library Toowoomba Regional Council Archived from the original on 24 October 2014 Retrieved 10 November 2014 Cooyar War Memorial entry 600825 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 15 July 2013 Muntapa Tunnel entry 602594 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 15 July 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cooyar Queensland amp oldid 1144807825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
