Charlton
suburb
Stateqld
Coordinates27.5155°S 151.8486°E
Zoom12
Pop107
Postcode4350
Area13.5
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 111.8
Dir 1WNW
Location 1Toowoomba CBD
Dist 2140
Dir 2W
Location 2Brisbane
LgaToowoomba Region
StategovCondamine
FedgovGroom
Near-nGowrie Junction
Near-neGowrie Junction
Near-eCotswold Hills
Near-seTorrington
Near-sWellcamp
Near-swWellcamp
Near-wGowrie Mountain
Near-nwKingsthorpe

Charlton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia, located 13 kilometres (8 mi) west from the Toowoomba city centre off the Warrego Highway.[1] In the , Charlton had a population of 107 people.[2]

Geography

The Western railway line marks the northern boundary of the locality, while the southern boundary roughly follows Dry Creek. The higher of the two peaks of Gowrie Mountain (674 metres above sea level) is in the far west of the locality while the second lower peak (630 metres (2,070 ft) above sea level) is in the neighbouring locality of Gowrie Mountain.[3]

The Warrego Highway passes through Charlton, with an intersection of the following road segments in the locality. To the north-east the Warrego Highway is now part of the Toowoomba Bypass, while to the east is the former Warrego Highway alignment, now known as the Toowoomba Connection Road (A21). To the south-west is the new portion of the Gore Highway (part of the Toowoomba Bypass. To the north-west is the unchanged portion of the Warrego Highway.[3][4]

History

Gowrie Estate Provisional School opened on 4 July 1898, becoming Gowrie Estate State School on 1 January 1909. In November 1915, it was renamed Charlton State School.[5] It was located at 10834 Warrego Highway (27.5186°S 151.8475°E).[6][3] As at 2010, it had an enrolment of 40 children, organised into two classes (Prep-Year 3 and Years 4–7) with 6 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[7] It closed on 31 December 2013.[8][9] The school's website has been archived.[10]

Demographics

In the , Charlton had a population of 120 people.[11]

In the , Charlton had a population of 107 people.[2]

Education

There are no schools in Charlton. The nearest government primary schools are Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring Kingsthorpe to the north-west, Gowrie State School in neighbouring Gowrie Junction to the north-east, Fairview Heights State School in Wilsonton to the south-east, and Wellcamp State School in neighbouring Wellcamp to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton Heights to the east.[3]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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  4. ^ "Warrego Highway west interchange". Nexus Infrastructure. Archived 8 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "9242-141 Gowrie Mountain" (Map). Queensland Government. 1983. Archived 22 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Annual Report 2010". Charlton State School. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Register of Recent School Openings, Closures and Name Changes". Education Queensland. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  9. ^ "School's out forever at Charlton State School". ABC Local. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 December 2013. Archived 23 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Charlton State School". Charlton State School. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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