Elphinstone, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)
Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.[1]
| Elphinstone Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Elphinstone | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.9819°S 151.9011°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 64 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.433/km2 (6.30/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4361 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
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]
In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elphinstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "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
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