Minden, Queensland
| Minden Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Minden State School, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Minden | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°33′25″S 152°32′44″E / 27.5570°S 152.5455°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,204 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 57.06/km2 (147.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4311 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Minden is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Minden had a population of 1,204 people.[1]
The town is 64 kilometres (40 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.
Geography
Minden is located in the Lockyer Valley at the northern foothills of the Little Liverpool Range. The Warrego Highway passes through Minden from east to west. It is the most southerly part of the Somerset Region local government area.
History
Originally the area was known as Back Plains or Rosewood Scrub but was changed to Minden in 1879 at the request of German settlers, after the town of Minden in Westphalia, Germany. In 1916 during World War I, the name was changed to Frenchton due to anti-German sentiment, but name Minden was restored in 1930.[2][3][4][5]
Frenchton Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1878, known as Rosewood Scrub until 1879 and Minden until 1916 during World War I), reverted to Minden in 1930 and closed in 1971.[6]
At the 2011 census, Minden had a population of 1,093.[7]
In the 2016 census the locality of Minden had a population of 1,204 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Minden (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Minden – town in Somerset Region (entry 22166)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Minden – locality in Somerset Region (entry 49444)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Names of Schools Changed". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 4 December 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Minden School Diamond Jubilee". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 27 August 1938. p. 5 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Minden (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
External links
- "Minden". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.