Broadwater, Queensland

Broadwater is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Broadwater had a population of 321 people.

History
Broadwater Provisional School opened in 1902 and became Broadwater State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1922. In parallel, Broadwater Crossing Provisional School opened on 10 July 1905 and became Broadwaster Crossing State School on 1 January 1909. After the closure of Broadwater State School in 1922, in 1926 Broadwater Crossing State School was renamed Broadwater State School.

Demographics
In the, Broadwater had a population of 292 people.

In the, Broadwater had a population of 321 people.

Road infrastructure
The Stanthorpe – Texas Road runs through from east to west.

Amenities
The Broadwater branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its hall at 626 Texas Road.

Education
Broadwater State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 636-638 Texas Road (corner of Caslick Lane, -28.6555°N, 151.8786°W). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 46 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalents) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalents). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 60 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).