Elphinstone, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

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Elphinstone
Queensland
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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
Suburbs around Elphinstone:
Clifton Clifton Spring Creek
Sandy Camp Elphinstone Allora
Talgai Talgai Allora

Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.[1]

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

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