Speedwell, Queensland

Speedwell is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Speedwell had a population of 42 people.

History
Speedwell Provisional School operated from 12 August 1912 to July 1913 as a half-time provisional school with Abbeywood Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between them). It then became a full-time provisional school (having its own teacher). On 1 January 1915, it became Speedwell State School. It closed in 1962. It was at the kink in Speedwell School Road (-26.0751°N, 151.5421°W).

Speedwell Baptist Church opened on Sunday 16 April 1916. In 1967, the church building and congregation relocated to Proston.

Demographics
In the, Speedwell had a population of 28 people.

In the, Speedwell had a population of 42 people.