Broughton, Queensland

Broughton is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Broughton had a population of 726 people.[1]

Broughton
Queensland
Broughton
Coordinates20.0977°S 146.3255°E / -20.0977; 146.3255 (Broughton (centre of locality))
Population726 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.5618/km2 (6.635/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4820
Area283.4 km2 (109.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Broughton:
Columbia
Queenton		 Breddan Dotswood
Millchester
Mosman Park		 Broughton Ravenswood
Black Jack Seventy Mile Seventy Mile

History

Broughton Road Provisional School opened circa 1895 and closed circa 1896.[3]

Broughton Provisional School opened in 1905. on 1 January 1909 it became Broughton State School.It closed in 1930.[3]

In the 2016 census Broughton had a population of 726 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Broughton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Broughton – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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