Warrill View, Queensland


Warrill View is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Warrill View had a population of 240 people.

Geography

Warrill View is located in the Fassifern Valley farming area. The Cunningham Highway passes through Warrill View.
Warrill Creek is a tributary of the Bremer River.

History

The town was called Normanby from about 1859 to 1931. However, that caused confusion with another town called Normanby on the road from Ipswich to Harrisville, resulting in this town being renamed Warrill View, a name that was already in use for the school and post office. The name Warrill comes from the name of the local creek, whose name is allegedly an Aboriginal word meaning water or stream.
Warrill View State School opened on 15 September 1910.
At the the locality recorded a population of 321.

Heritage listings

Warrill View has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Warrill View State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at Cunningham Highway. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 11 students with 6 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff.

Street in Warrill View