Wellcamp
suburb
CityToowoomba Region
Stateqld
Coordinates27.5516°S 151.8316°E
Zoom11
Pop346
Postcode4350
Area48.8
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 117.5
Dir 1W
Location 1Toowoomba CBD
Dist 2145
Dir 2W
Location 2Brisbane CBD
LgaToowoomba Region
StategovCondamine
FedgovGroom
Near-nGowrie Mountain
Charlton
Near-neTorrington
Near-eGlenvale
Near-seWestbrook
Near-sWestbrook
Near-swBiddeston
Near-wBiddeston
Near-nwKingsthorpe

Wellcamp is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the , Wellcamp had a population of 346 people.[2]

Geography

Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport is at 1511 Toowoomba-Cecil Plains Road (27.5587°S 151.7955°E).[3][4] It services Toowoomba and the surrounding districts.[5]

The Toowoomba Bypass passes through the locality from north to south, intersecting with Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road for access to the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport and to Cecil Plains.[4]

History

The locality was named by the Queensland Railways Department after a camp for workers constructing the Toowoomba–Hendon railway, which was beside a well.[1] The line opened to Hendon on 11 March 1869.[6]

Wellcamp Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Wellcamp State School.[7][8][9]

Wellcamp Methodist Church opened on Sunday 5 November 1905.[10] It closed in 1932. It was located south of the Wellcamp State School at 101 Wellcamp Westbrook Road (27.5553°S 151.8507°E).[11]

Wellcamp Airport opened in November 2014. It was built by Toowoomba engineering business Wagners, which owns and operates the airport.[12]

Demographics

In the , Wellcamp had a population of 295 people.[13]

In the , Wellcamp had a population of 346 people.[2]

Heritage listings

There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Wellcamp:

Education

Wellcamp State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 609 Drayton–Wellcamp Road (27.5538°S 151.8507°E).[15][16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 77 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 95 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[18]

There are no government secondary schools in Wellcamp. The nearest government secondary schools are Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton Heights to the east, Harristown State High School in Harristown to the east, and Oakey State High School in Oakey to the north-west.[19]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^
  3. ^ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived 15 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Airports and helipads; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport". Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport. Archived 5 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  7. ^ Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ^
  9. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ^ "OPENING OF WELLCAMP METHODIST CHURCH". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLVIII, no. 11325. 8 November 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 14 November 2022. – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Pennycuick, Rae & Wellcamp State School. Centenary Committee (1999), Wellcamp State School : 1899-1999 : work and play in harmony, Centenary Committee, Parents and Citizens Association, Wellcamp State School, pp. 85–86, ISBN 978-0-646-37205-1
  12. ^ "Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport". Wagners. Archived 5 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  13. ^
  14. ^ Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  15. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived 21 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Wellcamp State School". Wellcamp State School. 2020-02-05. Archived 1 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  17. ^ "Annual Report 2017". Wellcamp State School. Archived 8 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  18. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived 27 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  19. ^

Further reading

  • Wellcamp State School (1974), "Wellcamp State School, 1899-1974 : 75th jubilee", Wellcamp State School
  • Pennycuick, Rae & Wellcamp State School. Centenary Committee (1999), Wellcamp State School : 1899-1999 : work and play in harmony, Centenary Committee, Parents and Citizens Association, Wellcamp State School, ISBN 978-0-646-37205-1