Perwillowen, Queensland
Perwillowen is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Perwillowen had a population of 213 people.
Geography
Burnside Road forms the north-east boundary of the locality. Perwillowen Road enters the locality from the east and proceeds west through the centre of the locality as its main artery, terminating within the north-west of the locality.The land use is predominantly a mixture of housing and grazing on native vegetation.
History
The name Perwillowen is reportedly an Aboriginal name for pigeons. It has had many variant spellings over the years including Pillywillman, Pillawillamon, Pillewilliman and Perwillowan.Perwillowen Creek Provisional School opened on 15 May 1916. It was built on high stumps with a verandah. There were 22 children enrolled and the first teacher was Miss E. M. Lavin. It become Perwillowen Creek State School about 1923. It closed in October 1930 due to low student numbers but reopened on 13 July 1932. It finally closed in 1959. It was on Perwillowen Road.
Nambour Wesleyan Methodist Church opened in 1980.
Demographics
In the, Perwillowen had a population of 221 people.In the, Perwillowen had a population of 213 people.