32-602: Highfields is a town and locality in the Toowoomba Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Highfields had a population of 8,568 people. Highfields is situated on the Great Dividing Range , slightly north of Mount Kynoch . It is on the New England Highway . The town centre is in the centre of the locality with the surrounding land use being suburban housing. The outskirts of
64-455: A formal consultation process occurred on the online "ABS Consultation Hub", with the ABS receiving 450 submissions, 315 of which were published with consent. Since 2006, the ABS has allowed the census to be completed online, moving in 2016 to be digital-first. Like 2016, the 2021 Census was primarily collected online, with paper census forms being available on request for any household. In 2016, around
96-657: A gym. Just outside this is the Highfields Library at Community Court; the library is operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council and is open seven days. On the other side of the Cultural Centre is a skate park. The Highfields Sport & Recreation Park opened in 2019, which includes a number of netball courts, multi-use sporting fields, and tennis courts; amenities, picnic areas, and 150 additional car parking spaces. A shopping centre called Highfields Village
128-623: A hair dresser. Also serving the community are a small bundle of shops found on the turn off from the New England Highway to Highfields Road, amongst them include a bakery, a delicatessen, a hairdressers, a real estate agency and an auto parts shop. The Highfields branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 2/10498 New England Highway. Highfields is also home to a football (soccer) club, Highfields FC, with teams ranging from Under 6's to Colts. Highfields also has
160-533: A major refurbishment in 2017, with a new library/community centre opening in 2022, to cater for the population growth in the district. Highfields State Secondary College opened on Tuesday 27 January 2015. On 10 January 2020, the Big Cow was moved to the Highfields Pioneer Village, where it was restored and officially re-opened on 20 September 2020. The Big Cow was built in the 1970s to attract tourists to
192-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
224-679: A regional rugby league club, Highfields Eagles, with teams ranging from Under 7's to 16's in the juniors and has an under 18's, reserve and A grade team in the seniors. Highfields Lions were admitted into the AFL Darling Downs Senior competition in 2010, and now have a competitive club at Senior and Junior level. Highfields is home to the Highfields Redbacks Rugby Union Club . The Redbacks are based at Kuhls Road Oval, and field teams from Under 6's to Over 35's. Highfields & District Railways Bulldogs Cricket Club are
256-546: A third of all households requested and completed their census using the paper form. The population counts for Australian states and territories were that New South Wales remains the most populous state, with 8,072,163 people counted, ahead of Victoria (6,503,491) and Queensland (5,156,138). The total population of Australian as counted in the 2021 census by state and external territories are: Of all residents over two-thirds (72.4% or 18,235,690) were born in Australia. Over
288-516: A working dairy farm at 9-11 Ayrshire Rd, Kulangoor . It is one of the many Australian Big Things . It was sculpted by Hugh Anderson, who also sculpted the Big Bulls in Rockhampton . The Big Cow is seven times the size of an Ayrshire cow on which it is modelled. It is made of concrete and described as "able to withstand a cyclone". After the dairy farm closed, the Big Cow remained on the property which
320-526: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. 2021 Australian census The 2021 Australian census , simply called the 2021 Census , was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and
352-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
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#1733085602432384-565: Is used to "help governments, businesses, not-for-profit and community organisations across the country make informed decisions", including helping governments to plan the provision of services. An independent report from Lateral Economics found that for every $ 1 of investment on the census, $ 6 of benefits are created in the Australian economy. Since the 2001 Census, all households have the option of allowing their census data, including personal information such as names and addresses, to be stored by
416-497: The Australian Defence Force , and would not continue asking questions about home internet access considering the rise of mobile devices. This represented the first significant change to census topics since 2006. Alongside these two new topics, the 2021 Census continued to ask questions related to: Through late 2017, the ABS began discussions with major census data users on what was needed. From 3 April to 30 June 2018,
448-720: The National Archives of Australia (NAA) for 99 years. 99 years after Census Night, the NAA will release that data to the public in a Census Time Capsule. Censuses stored by the NAA cannot by accessed, amended, or retrieved by anyone, including courts and tribunal, until their release, the first of which will occur in 2100. The 2020 Census Test occurred on 27 October 2020 with around 100,000 households from Sydney , Adelaide , Darwin , and Canberra , as well as communities in Karratha , Warrnambool , and Alice Springs Town Camps . Every census,
480-688: The Reggio Emilia teaching philosophy . In March 2008 it was closed when the Queensland Government's Non-State Schools Accreditation Board refused to accredit the school, claiming it did not meet the requirements of the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001. Although the school appealed the decision, the Queensland Education Minister, Rod Weldford , upheld the board's decision. The Highfields Library opened in 2006 with
512-568: The 1860s. Initially, there were a number of sawmills in the area, harvesting the local timber. Then the construction of the railway line between Ipswich and Toowoomba (completed in 1867) brought railway workers to the district. As the timber-getters cleared the land, dairy farms were established. The first post office openly briefly in 1866 with a weekly mail service from Toowoomba. It re-opened in 1868 and changed its name in December 1877 to Koojarewon. The Highfields School opened on 17 January 1870 in
544-666: The 1960s, to a point where it is now considered a satellite town of Toowoomba. As at 2014, the school was one of the largest primary schools in the Toowoomba and Darling Downs region. Toowoomba Christian College opened on 30 January 1979. Mary MacKillop Catholic School opened on 26 January 2003 as primary school. In 2015, it was renamed Mary Mackillop Catholic College to reflect its expansion to secondary schooling. The Cabarlah Community School opened in Wirraglen Road in January 2006. It used
576-540: The ABS makes a recommendation to the Australian Government on the topics to be included, based on the benefit that data would provide to Australia. Through the Census and Statistics Amendment (Statistical Information) Regulations 2020 , the federal parliament approves topics that may be included. For the 2021 census, the ABS had been authorised to include questions relating to long-term health conditions and service in
608-808: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
640-513: The Rising Sun Hotel under teacher Mr Larkin. The first school building was constructed in the 1880s. In 1907, the school was renamed Koojarawon, but was reverted to Highfields by the end of 1907. In 1879, a Baptist Church opened in Highfields. On Sunday 22 November 1908, the church was reopened following a major reconstruction. In 1907, the protests of residents resulted in both the school and
672-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
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#1733085602432704-559: The local cricket club with teams from under 7s – under 16s and D – A grade. Highfields and District Netball Club operates from the newly opened Highfields district sports park. Highfields and Districts Little Athletics Centre operates during the summer months from the AFL oval. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
736-402: The locality are used for agriculture, a mixture of grazing and crop growing. The town is a satellite community of the city of Toowoomba . Along with Meringandan , the climate is oceanic ( Köppen : Cfb ) due to elevation, usually located further south of Australia . The area probably takes its name from the Highfields pastoral run, north of the township. The area was first developed in
768-532: The post office returning to the name Highfields. Another post office in the Highfields area is now the Geham Post Office. View Glen State School opened on Highfields Road on 25 May 1914. It closed on 1924. At the start of the 1960s, Highfields remained a rural community with, at one stage, only 9 children enrolled in the Highfields State School. However, residential subdivision started to occur in
800-429: The school had an enrolment of 696 students with 51 teachers (46 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). Highfields State Secondary College is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 10 O'Brien Road ( 27°26′48″S 151°57′04″E / 27.4466°S 151.9511°E / -27.4466; 151.9511 ( Highfields State Secondary College ) ). In 2018,
832-438: The school had an enrolment of 697 students with 47 teachers (44 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent). Mary MacKillop Catholic College is a Catholic primary and secondary (Prep-9) school for boys and girls at 75 Highfields Road ( 27°27′04″S 151°56′34″E / 27.4512°S 151.9428°E / -27.4512; 151.9428 ( Mary MacKillop Catholic College ) ). In 2018,
864-480: The school had an enrolment of 730 students with 56 teachers (50 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (22 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Toowoomba Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 10852 New England Highway ( 27°29′16″S 151°56′57″E / 27.4877°S 151.9492°E / -27.4877; 151.9492 ( Toowoomba Christian College ) ). In 2018,
896-500: The school had an enrolment of 810 students with 66 teachers (64 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (26 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The college is a Bring your own device (BYOD) school. The Cultural Centre is a large venue for conferences and performances. Also located at the Centre is an outdoor public swimming complex with a large indoor arena holding two volleyball and basketball courts and
928-585: Was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It had a response rate of 96.1%, up from the 95.1% at the 2016 census . The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 25,422,788, an increase of 8.6 per cent or 2,020,896 people over the previous 2016 census. Results from the 2021 census were released to the public on 28 June 2022 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website . A small amount of additional 2021 census data
960-558: Was developed and opened in 2003 that contains a number of community stores, including a hardware store, a baker and a supermarket. A tavern was also opened at the site in 2003. The centre also contains a pizza store, a post office, a bank and a hairdressing salon. In addition to the Highfields Village shopping centre, the Plaza shopping centre was recently redeveloped (2007). It now has a supermarket, newsagency, numerous banks, takeaways and
992-516: Was released in October 2022 and in 2023. Australia's next census is scheduled to take place in 2026. The census was undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic . It therefore provided a clear snapshot of how the pandemic impacted Australian society. In Australia, completing the census is compulsory for all people in Australia on census night, only excluding foreign diplomats and their families. Census data
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1024-620: Was used for a variety of purposes. In March 2016, the Big Cow was described as "closed and fallen into disrepair". In the 2016 census , the locality of Highfields had a population of 8,131 people. In 2017, it was the fastest growing area in Toowoomba. In the 2021 census , the locality of Highfields had a population of 8,568 people. Highfields State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 10459 New England Highway ( 27°27′46″S 151°57′21″E / 27.4628°S 151.9557°E / -27.4628; 151.9557 ( Highfields State School ) ). In 2018,
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