Helidon, Queensland

Helidon
Queensland

Helidon, Queensland
Helidon
Population: 567[1]
Postcode: 4344
Location:
LGA: Lockyer Valley Region
County: Cavendish
Parish: Helidon
State District: Lockyer
Federal Division: Blair

Helidon is a town in the Lockyer Valley region of south east Queensland, Australia. Helidon is located on the Warrego Highway, 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane and 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Toowoomba. The town had a population of 567 at the 2006 census.[1]

Helidon is well known in Queensland for its high quality sandstone used extensively in private and public buildings in the state and elsewhere[2] including Brisbane City Hall. Helidon is also the location of a natural mineral spring,[3] whose products were sold by the Helidon Spa Water Company.

On 10 January 2011 Helidon was hit by a wall of flood water which had previously struck Toowoomba, part of the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Helidon (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL326600&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-28. 
  2. ^ Morley, Peter (12 May 2008). "Helidon sandstone helps build China by the block". Courier-Mail. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/our-sandstone-helps-build-china/story-e6freoof-1111116307300. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  3. ^ "Places to Visit:Helidon". queenslandholidays.com.au, Retrieved 12 January 2011
  4. ^ Kerin, Lindy "Wall of water hits Helidon". ABC Radio, AM. 11 January 2011, Retrieved 12 January 2011

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