Toobeah

Toobeah, pronounced 'two beer', is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the, the locality of Toobeah had a population of 149 people.

Geography
Toobeah is in the Darling Downs region. The town is on the Barwon Highway, 389 km south west of the state capital, Brisbane.

History
The town takes its name from the Toobeah railway station on the South Western railway line, which was established in 1910. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word indicating to point, possibly because of the presence of a sign post at the road junction where the railway station was built.

Toobeah Provisional School opened on 12 October 1914. On 1 December 1914 it became Toobeah State School. It closed on 30 April 1964. It was on the northern corner of the Barwon Highway and Minnel Road (approx -28.41471°N, 149.87191°W).

Demographics
In the, the locality of Toobeah and the surrounding rural area had a population of 218 people.

In the, the locality of Toobeah had a population of 191 people.

In the, the locality of Toobeah had a population of 149 people.

Amenities
Facilities in the town include the Coronation Hotel and a general store.