Felton South, Queensland
| Felton South Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Felton South | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°52′55″S 151°43′04″E / 27.8819°S 151.7177°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 65 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.954/km2 (2.472/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4358 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 68.1 km2 (26.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Felton South is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Felton South had a population of 65 people.[1]
History
The locality takes its name from the pastoral run name, which was named by pastoralist Charles Mallard in the early 1840s after his English birthplace.[2]
Felton South State School opened in 1929 and closed circa 1952.[3]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Felton South (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Felton South – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49262)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
 | This Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |