Westbrook, Queensland

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Westbrook
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Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Westbrook%2C_Queensland&params=-27.6057_N_151.870_E_type:city_region: 27°36′21″S 151°52′12″E / 27.6057°S 151.870°E / -27.6057; 151.870]Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Westbrook%2C_Queensland&params=-27.6057_N_151.870_E_type:city_region: 27°36′21″S 151°52′12″E / 27.6057°S 151.870°E / -27.6057; 151.870]
Country Australia Australia
State Queensland


Westbrook is a small town in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] At the 2011 Australian Census the town recorded a population of 3,287.[2]

History

The name Westbrook comes from the name of the pastoral run used first by John Campbell, a pastoralist and merchant, in 1841.[1]

Heritage listings

Westbrook has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Coupers Road: Westbrook Homestead[3]
  • 114 Toowoomba Road: Westbrook War Memorial[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Westbrook". Place name details. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Westbrook (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 July 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Westbrook Homestead (entry 15411)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-15. 
  4. ↑ "Westbrook War Memorial (entry 15412)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-15. 
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