Bromelton, Queensland
| Bromelton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Bromelton | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°59′12″S 152°53′01″E / 27.9866°S 152.8836°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 155 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.363/km2 (3.531/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4285 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 113.7 km2 (43.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Bromelton is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Bromelton had a population of 155 people.[1]
History
Bromelton Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open by 1883) and closed in 1938.[3]
Bromelton Provisional School opened on 25 October 1880. On 1 January 1909 it became Bromelton State School. It closed on 1953.[4]
Allen's Creek Provisional School opened on 4 October 1927 and closed on 18 September 1929. It was a railway camp school and provided schooling for children of workers building the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor.[5] Allan's Creek (as it is currently spelled) crosses the railway line at the intersection of three present-day localities: Allenview, Bromelton and Gleneagle.[6]
Transport
The town has a crossing loop on the Sydney to Brisbane standard gauge line. Bromelton station was served by a northbound XPT service to Roma Street and a southbound service to Sydney until it closed in 1994.[7]
Transport hub
In 2016 SCT Logistics commenced building a transport hub.[8][9][10] It will open in January 2017.[11] The Australian Rail Track Corporation has also purchased land in Bromleton.[12]
Census Data
Bromelton has a population of 155 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 58 households, in which 51.6% of the population are males and 48.4% of the population are females with a median age of 40, 2 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,771, $333 below the national average.
4.0% of Bromelton's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 66.4% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 33.6% of the population is not married. 28.8% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (48.2%), English (25.6%) and Irish (13.1%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (90.3%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (94.7%). The most common nominated religions were Catholin (37.4%), Anglican (23.9%) and No Religion (16.6%). The most common occupation was a manager (21.8%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (39.7%).[13]
Notable people
- Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior, born in Bromelton, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
- Rosa Campbell Praed, born in Bromelton, Australian novelist
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bromelton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Bromelton – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 49611)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Bromelton Closure" Railway Digest April 1995 page 8
- ^ ASCT Logistics to build $30m freight terminal at Bromleton Beaudesert Times 7 December 2015
- ^ SCT to build Queensland Terminal Diesel News 10 December 2015
- ^ $30m freight terminal on track Queensland Times 13 May 2016
- ^ January 2017 - Here we come SCT Logistics
- ^ First SCT train to Bromleton in January, ARTC buys land Rail Express 29 November 2016
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bromelton". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
Further reading
- Savage, Patricia (2004), They came to Bromelton : a brief outline of the life and times of the early pioneers who came to Bromelton - from the pages of history, personal diaries, old letters and family recollections, CopyRight Pub, ISBN 978-1-876344-24-5
- A brief history on 'closed' schools in Albert and Christmas Creek Valley, Cannon Creek and Bromelton, Historical Society of Beaudesert, 2012
External links
Media related to Bromelton, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons