Stonehenge is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Stonehenge had a population of 20 people.
Geography Stonehenge Road enters the locality from the north-east (Leyburn) and exits to the south-west (Kooroongarra).
Bringalily State Forest is in the south-west corner of the locality, extending into the neighbouring locality of Canning Creek. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.
History The locality was named after a relatively small pastoral run established by Herbert Evans in the 1840s. The name relates to rock formations near the homestead.
Stonehenge was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; were available.
Demographics In the , Stonehenge had a population of 27 people.
In the , Stonehenge had a population of 20 people.
Education There are no schools in Stonehenge. The nearest government primary schools are Leyburn State School in neighbouring Leyburn to the north-east, Karara State School in neighbouring Karara to the south-east, and Millmerran State School in Millmerran to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Millmerran State School (to Year 10) and Clifton State High School in Clifton to the north-east. However, most of Stonehenge is too distant to attend Clifton State High School with the alternatives being distance education and boarding school.
There is also a Catholic primary school in Millmerran.
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