Elphinstone, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)
| Elphinstone Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Elphinstone | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°58′55″S 151°54′04″E / 27.9819°S 151.9011°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 60 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.28/km2 (5.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4361 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 60 people.[1]
History
[edit]The locality's name was originally a railway station name, called after pioneer Darling Downs pastoralist Ernest George Beck Elphinstone Dalrymple related to Patrick Leslie of Canning Downs and Goomburra.[2]
Elphinstone Provisional School opened on 28 May 1888. On 1 January 1909, it became Elphinstone State School. It closed temporarily in 1922, but soon re-opened. It closed permanently in 1963.[3] It was at 519 Dungannon Road (27°58′23″S 151°52′16″E / 27.97308°S 151.87121°E).[4][5][6]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 60 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Elphinstone. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Clifton State School and Clifton State High School respectively, both in neighbouring Clifton to the north.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Elphinstone (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Elphinstone – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47937)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Elphinstone" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41" (Map). Queensland Government. 1962. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elphinstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
