Elphinstone, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 60 people.[1]

Elphinstone
Queensland
Elphinstone is located in Queensland
Elphinstone
Elphinstone
Coordinates27°58′55″S 151°54′04″E / 27.9819°S 151.9011°E / -27.9819; 151.9011 (Elphinstone (centre of locality))
Population60 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.28/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4361
Area26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Elphinstone:
Clifton Clifton Spring Creek
Sandy Camp Elphinstone Allora
Talgai Talgai Allora

History

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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 / -27.97308; 151.87121 (Elphinstone State School (former))).[4][5][6]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 60 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Elphinstone (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ a b "Elphinstone – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47937)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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
  4. ^ "Parish of Elphinstone" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41" (Map). Queensland Government. 1962. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elphinstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.