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Mount Lofty, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°32′13″S 151°59′02″E / 27.537°S 151.984°E / -27.537; 151.984
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Mount Lofty
ToowoombaQueensland
Mount Lofty is located in Queensland
Mount Lofty
Mount Lofty
Coordinates27°32′13″S 151°59′02″E / 27.537°S 151.984°E / -27.537; 151.984
Population3,775 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density572/km2 (1,481/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Location3 km (2 mi) NE of Toowoomba
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Toowoomba North
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Mount Lofty:
Ballard Ballard Withcott
Harlaxton Mount Lofty Withcott
North Toowoomba East Toowoomba Prince Henry Heights

Mount Lofty is a locality on the edge of the suburban area of Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia, located 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of the city centre.[2]

Geography

Jubilee Park, a large parkland and bushland area with numerous riding trails, forms the eastern part of the suburb. At the end of North Street is the peak of Mount Lofty, which features a garden and rainforest, a lookout, and the transmission tower for WIN Television. Nearby is Toowoomba State High School (Mount Lofty Campus) and a rifle range used by Toowoomba Rifle Club, that is no longer in use.[3]

Heritage listings

Boyce gardens - entrance and driveway.

Mount Lofty has a number of heritage-listed sites:

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Lofty (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mount Lofty – locality (entry 48012)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ Brisway Publishing (2008). Brisway: Greater Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Toowoomba. p. Map T221. ISBN 978-0-909439-30-9.
  4. ^ "Boyce Gardens (entry 601311)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.

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