Athol, Queensland

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Athol
Toowoomba RegionQueensland
File:Fields at Athol.jpg
Fields along Biddeston Southbrook Road, 2014
Athol is located in Queensland
Athol
Athol
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Population 277 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4350
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Athol:
Biddeston Biddeston Westbrook
Biddeston Athol Westbrook
Southbrook Umbiram Wyreema

Athol is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Athol had a population of 277 people.[1]

Geography

The Gore Highway passes through Athol. The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing will join the Gore Highway at Athol and is planned to be completed by 2018.[3]

History

Westbrook Provisional School opened on 25 July 1887. In 1903, it was renamed Athol Provisional School and became Athol State School on 1 October 1910. It closed on 20 July 1962.[4][5]

References

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