Upper Pilton, Queensland
| Upper Pilton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Upper Pilton | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°54′16″S 152°08′49″E / 27.9044°S 152.1469°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 80 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.81/km2 (2.09/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4361 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 99.2 km2 (38.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Pilton is a locality split between the Toowoomba Region and the Southern Downs Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Upper Pilton had a population of 80 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Of the locality's 99.2 square kilometres (38.3 sq mi), 192.3 square kilometres (74.2 sq mi) are in the Toowoomba Region and 6.9 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi) in the south-west of the locality are in the Southern Downs Region.[4]
History
[edit]Pilton Upper Provisional school opened in 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Pilton State School. It closed in 1963.[5] It was on the eastern side of Pilton Valley Road (approx 27°54′47″S 152°06′41″E / 27.91301°S 152.11136°E).[6][7][8]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Upper Pilton had a population of 63 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Upper Pilton had a population of 80 people.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Pilton (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Upper Pilton – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49258)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Upper Pilton – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 46009)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ 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 Pilton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1933. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41" (Map). Queensland Government. 1962. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Watercourse; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Pilton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- One hundred years of bush schools in and around the Pilton District : being a brief outline of education during that period, Pilton & District Citizens' Group, 1984 — includes Pilton Upper State School ; Hirstvale School ; Hirstglen School ; Manapouri School ; Headington Hill ; West Haldon ; Pilton State School
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