Hookswood, Queensland


Hookswood is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Hookswood had a population of 58 people.

Geography

Hookswood is immediately north-east of Miles.
The Warrego Highway passes to the south of the locality, and the Leichhardt Highway to the west of the locality; there are no major roads within the locality.
The north of the locality is within the Barakula State Forest. The land use in the rest of the locality is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from an early-1850s pastoral run on Dogwood Creek operated by John Ferrettin. In 1852, C.J. McKenzie took over both runs.
Hookswood State School opened in 1914 and due to low student numbers closed in 1922. The school reopened in 1923 but closed again. It reopened in 1925 and closed again in 1926. The school was on Hookswood Pelham Road.

Demographics

In the, Hookswood had a population of 56 people.
In the, Hookswood had a population of 58 people.

Education

There are no schools in Hookswood. The nearest government primary schools are Miles State School in neighbouring Miles to the south-west and Chinchilla State School in Chinchilla to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Miles State High School in Miles and Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla.