Cotswold Hills, Queensland

Cotswold Hills is a rural-residential locality within Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Cotswold Hills had a population of 1,620 people.^[1]

Cotswold Hills Toowoomba, Queensland
Cotswold Hills panorama, 2008
Cotswold Hills
Coordinates	27.5227°S 151.8930°E / -27.5227; 151.8930 (Cotswold Hills (centre of locality))
Population	1,620 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	279/km2 (723/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4350
Area	5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	8.1 km (5 mi) NW of Toowoomba CBD 135 km (84 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Cotswold Hills: Gowrie Junction Gowrie Junction Cranley Gowrie Junction Cotswold Hills Cranley Charlton Torrington Wilsonton

Geography

Cotswold Hill is located 8.1 kilometres (5 mi) by road north-west of the city centre off Warrego Highway. It is a rural-residential area with homes on small acreages.^[3]

It is bounded to the north by Holmes Road, to the east by Boundary Street, to the south by Bridge Street and the Toowoomba Connection Road, and to the west (partly) by Gowrie Junction Road.by Holmes Road

The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (Warrego Highway) passes through the north-western corner of the locality (27.5125°S 151.88988°E / -27.5125; 151.88988 (Toowoomba Second Range Crossing)) with no intersections within the locality.^[4]

History

Cotswold Hills was in the Shire of Jondaryan until the amalgamation in 2008 that created the Toowoomba Region.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cotswold Hills had a population of 1,278 people.^[6]

In the 2021 census, Cotswold Hills had a population of 1,620 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Cotswold Hills. The nearest government primary schools are Fairview Heights State School in neighbouring Wilsonton to the south-east and Gowrie State School in neighbouring Gowrie Junction to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton Heights to the south-east.^[4]

Amenities

John Trousdell Park is 11.77-hectare (29.1-acre) recreation area in Hamzah Drive (27.5243°S 151.8936°E / -27.5243; 151.8936 (John Trousdell Park)). It has a children's playground, barbeque and picnic facilities, and a court for basketball and tennis. It has a bushland trail for walkers and cyclists. It is managed by the Toowoomba Regional Council.^[7]