Leslie, Queensland

Leslie is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Leslie had a population of 12 people.

Geography
The Condamine River forms the northern boundary of the locality and the Cunningham Highway forms most of the southern boundary.

The South Western railway line enters the locality from the south (Leslie Dam) and exits to the west (Wheatvale). Historically, the locality was served by the now-abandoned Leslie railway station (-28.1755°N, 151.9221°W).

The land use is crop growing in the east of the locality with grazing on native vegetation in the centre and west of the locality.

History
The locality was officially named and bounded on 14 September 2001. The name comes from the former Leslie railway station which was named after Patrick Leslie, a pioneer pastoralist on the Darling Downs.

Demographics
In the, Leslie had a population of 12 people.

In the, Leslie had a population of 12 people.

Education
There are no schools in Leslie. The nearest government primary school is Wheatvale State School in neighbouring Wheatvale to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick to the south-east.