Cawdor, Queensland

Cawdor is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Cawdor had a population of 420 people.

History
The locality takes its name from the former Cawdor railway station, named by the Queensland Railway Department to be named after a character from William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth.

Cawdor Provisional School opened in October 1893. It had become Cawdor State School by 1897. It closed in 1951. It was on a 2 acre land parcel at 149 Cawdor Drive (-27.4696°N, 151.9191°W).

Demographics
In the, Cawdor had a population of 356 people.

In the, Cawdor had a population of 420 people.

Education
There are no schools in Cawdor. The nearest government primary schools are Highfields State School in neighbouring Highfields to the east, Gowrie State School in neighbouring Gowrie Junction to the south, and Meringandan State School in neighbouring Meringandan West to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields.