Warwick, Queensland

Warwick
Queensland
Warwick Town Hall on Palmerin Street
St Marks Church
Warwick Post Office
Warwick War Memorial
Warwick is located in Queensland
Warwick
Warwick
Coordinates28°12′55″S 152°02′07″E / 28.2152°S 152.0352°E / -28.2152; 152.0352 (Warwick (town centre))
Population12,294 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density416.7/km2 (1,079.4/sq mi)
Established1850
Postcode(s)4370
Elevation477 m (1,565 ft)
Area29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
CountyMerivale
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
24.2 °C
76 °F
10.8 °C
51 °F
692.1 mm
27.2 in
Localities around Warwick:
Allan Womina Sladevale
Rosenthal Heights Warwick Mount Tabor
Rosenthal Heights Morgan Park Canningvale

Warwick (/ˈwɒrɪk/ WORR-ik)[2] is a rural town and locality in southeast Queensland, Australia, lying 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-west of Brisbane.[3][4] It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Region local government area. The surrounding Darling Downs have fostered a strong agricultural industry for which Warwick, together with the larger city of Toowoomba, serve as convenient service centres. In the 2021 census, the locality of Warwick had a population of 12,294 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warwick (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 June 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Eighth Edition (2020). Sydney, Macmillan Publishers Australia. ISBN 1-760556-59-9
  3. ^ "Warwick – town (entry 36641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Warwick – locality (entry 47653)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2015.