Ascot, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)
| Ascot Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Farm building at Ascot, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Ascot | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°48′55″S 152°00′04″E / 27.8152°S 152.0011°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 31 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.937/km2 (2.43/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4359 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Ascot is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Ascot had a population of 31 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
Ascot is on the Darling Downs. Its southern boundary follows Kings Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. The area is heavily developed for agriculture except for elevated areas in the east.[3]
Mount Sibley is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (27°50′00″S 151°58′00″E / 27.8333°S 151.9666°E), presumably taking its name from the nearby mountain of the same name in neighbouring East Greenmount.[4] The mountain was named after James Sibley, a pastoralist and publican, who leased the Clifton pastoral run in the early 1840s.[5]
History[edit]
Mount Sibley Provisional School opened in 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Sibley State School. It closed circa 1952.[6] The school was located at 565 Mount Silbley Road (27°49′33″S 151°57′48″E / 27.8259°S 151.9634°E).[3][7]
In the 2016 census, Ascot had a population of 31 people.[1]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Ascot. The nearest primary school is Pilton State School in neighbouring Pilton to the south-east, Emu Creek State School in neighbouring East Greenmount to the north-west and Nobby State School in neighbouring Nobby to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-west.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ascot (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Ascot – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Mount Sibley – locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional (entry 23147)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Mount Sibley – mountain in the Toowoomba Region (entry 30800)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ 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 Haldon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ascot, Toowoomba Region at Wikimedia Commons