Tipton
Queensland
Tipton is located in Queensland
Tipton
Tipton
Coordinates27°27′49″S 151°15′30″E / 27.4636°S 151.2583°E / -27.4636; 151.2583 (Tipton (centre of locality))
Population39 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.754/km2 (1.954/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4405
Area51.7 km2 (20.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Tipton:
Springvale St Ruth St Ruth
Cecil Plains Tipton West Prairie
Cecil Plains Cecil Plains Nangwee

Tipton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Tipton had a population of 39 people.[1]

History

The locality was named after a small village in England.[2]

Tipton Provisional School opened on 4 August 1884. On 1 January 1909 it became Tipton State School. It closed on 31 October 1911. It reopened on 1 April 1929 and closed on 19 September 1948.[3]

In the 2016 census Tipton had a population of 39 people.[1]

Road infrastructure

Dalby–Cecil Plains Road runs through from north to west.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tipton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Tipton – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49371)". 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. Google (15 March 2022). "Tipton, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 March 2022.


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