Linthorpe, Queensland

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Linthorpe
Queensland
Fields and windmill at Linthorpe.jpg
Fields and windmill along Biddeston Linthorpe Road, 2014
Linthorpe is located in Queensland
Linthorpe
Linthorpe
Coordinates27°34′16″S 151°39′20″E / 27.5711°S 151.6555°E / -27.5711; 151.6555Coordinates: 27°34′16″S 151°39′20″E / 27.5711°S 151.6555°E / -27.5711; 151.6555
Population440 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.06/km2 (10.51/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4356
Area108.4 km2 (41.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Linthorpe:
Motley Aubigny Biddeston
Mount Tyson
Rossvale
Linthorpe Southbrook
Stoneleigh Pittsworth Broxburn

Linthorpe is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Linthorpe had a population of 440 people.[1]

Geography[]

Linthorpe is on the Darling Downs.

Mount Haystack, Majuba Hill and Dummies Mountain are all located in Linthorpe.

The Gore Highway marks the southern boundary of Linthorpe.

History[]

Motley Provisional School opened on 12 March 1900 and closed on 20 May 1960. In January 1901 it was renamed Linthorpe Provisional School. On 1 Jan 1909 it became Linthorpe State School. The school closed in 1960.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Linthorpe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Linthorpe – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49193)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  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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