Withcott
# Withcott

Withcott is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Withcott had a population of 2,067 people.

## Geography

Withcott is in the Lockyer Valley. The town is located on the Toowoomba Connection Road, formerly part of the Warrego Highway, 116 kilometres (72 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the regional centre of Toowoomba.

## History

Withcott Methodist Church was built in 1900 from timber at a cost of £90. It could seat 100 people. It has closed and been demolished.

Withcott State School opened in September 1912 on the Toowoomba Commonage with headmaster Mr M. F. Ryan. When its enrolment fell to 8 students, it was closed on 30 April 1971 and the land sold. The school was at 159 Roches Road (corner of Little Oakey Creek Road, 27°32′30″S 152°01′10″E﻿ / ﻿27.5416°S 152.0195°E﻿ / -27.5416; 152.0195﻿ (Withcott State School (original site))). Due to increased population, Withcott State School was reopened on 31 January 1984 in a new location in Biggs Road with principal Lance Wilson.

Holy Family Catholic Church was built in 1990 from brick.

Withcott Church of Christ was built in 1990 from brick.

In 1969, the Upper Lockyer Withcott branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association built a hall at 4 Biggs Road, adjoining to the Warrego Highway. (27°33′16″S 152°01′24″E﻿ / ﻿27.55443°S 152.02333°E﻿ / -27.55443; 152.02333﻿ (Withcott CWA Hall (former))). It was demolished in late 2018 and has since been turned into a public day use facility, containing a bathroom and undercover dining & seating area.

During the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, Withcott suffered extensive damage when a flash flood hit the town on 10 January 2011.

## Demographics

At the 2006 census, Withcott had a population of 1,000 people.

In the 2016 census, the locality of Withcott had a population of 1,844 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Withcott had a population of 2,067 people.

## Education

Withcott State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 26 Biggs Road (27°33′34″S 152°01′25″E﻿ / ﻿27.5594°S 152.0237°E﻿ / -27.5594; 152.0237﻿ (Withcott State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 198 students with 17 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had 239 students with 21 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Withcott. The nearest government secondary schools are Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights to the south-west and Toowoomba State High School in Mount Lofty to the west, both in Toowoomba.

## Amenities

Holy Family Catholic Church is at 16 Rutherford Road (27°33′11″S 152°01′47″E﻿ / ﻿27.553179°S 152.0298°E﻿ / -27.553179; 152.0298﻿ (Holy Family Catholic Church)).

Withcott Church of Christ is at 42 Biggs Road (27°33′38″S 152°01′32″E﻿ / ﻿27.560499°S 152.0255°E﻿ / -27.560499; 152.0255﻿ (Withcott Church of Christ)).

