Tipton, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°27′49″S 151°15′30″E / 27.4636°S 151.2583°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 51.7 km2 (20.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 37 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.716/km2 (1.854/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4405 | ||||||||||||
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Tipton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Tipton had a population of 37 people.[2]
Geography
The Condamine River (North Branch) enters the locality in the south-east (Nangwee) and the southern and south-western boundary of the locality loosely flows its meandering flow, until its confluence with the main branch of the Condamine River, after which the river forms the western and north-western boundary of the locality, before exiting to the north-west (Springvale / St Ruth).[4]
Dalby–Cecil Plains Road enters the locality from the north (St Ruth) and exits to the west (Cecil Plains).[5][6]
The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation.[7]
History
The locality was named after a small village in England.[3]
Tipton Provisional School opened on 4 August 1884.[8] It closed circa 1898 due to insufficient student numbers,[9] but had reopened by 1904.[10] On 1 January 1909, it became Tipton State School. It closed on 31 October 1911. In 1919, tenders were called for the sale and removal of the school building[11] In 1928, local people began to campaign for a school,[12] resulting in the purchase of a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site and the relocation of the Edgefield State School building from Irvingdale.[13] Tipton State School re-opened on 1 April 1929.[14][15] It closed permanently on 19 September 1948.[16][17][18] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site on the western side of Dalby Cecil Plains Road (approx 27°25′51″S 151°15′26″E / 27.43077°S 151.25720°E).[19][20]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Tipton had a population of 39 people.[21]
In the 2021 census, Tipton had a population of 37 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Tipton. The nearest government school is Cecil Plains State School (Prep to Year 9) in Cecil Plains to the south-west. For schooling to Year 12, the nearest government school is Dalby State High School in Dalby to the north.[22]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tipton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tipton (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Tipton – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49371)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Tipton, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Department of Public Instruction". Warwick Argus. Vol. XX, no. 1388. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Public Instruction". The Telegraph. No. 7, 978. Queensland, Australia. 15 June 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "State Education". The Telegraph. No. 9, 859. Queensland, Australia. 25 June 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 8741. Queensland, Australia. 7 March 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LXVII, no. 139. Queensland, Australia. 14 June 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 28 September 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS". The Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LXVIII, no. 83. Queensland, Australia. 8 April 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STATE TEACHERS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 210. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TIPTON SCHOOL HAS BEEN CLOSED". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 24 September 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Agency ID 9244, Tipton State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ 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 St Ruth sheet 2" (Map). Queensland Government. 1945. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Bowenville" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tipton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
Further reading
- Gersekowski, A.; Scott, P., eds. (1998), Saddles, sand burr, speech nights and software : a collection of memories from 100 years of education in Cecil Plains, Cecil Plains School Centenary Committee, ISBN 978-0-646-35867-3 — includes Tipton, Branch View, Haselmere and Nangwee Schools