Upper Pilton, Queensland
- Toowoomba Region
- Southern Downs Region
Suburbs around Upper Pilton: | ||
Pilton | Hirstglen | Black Duck Creek |
Headington Hill | Upper Pilton | Black Duck Creek |
Spring Creek | Goomburra | Goomburra |
Upper Pilton is a locality split between the Toowoomba Region and the Southern Downs Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Upper Pilton had a population of 80 people.[1]
Geography
Of the locality's 99.2 square kilometres (38.3 sq mi), 192.3 square kilometres (74.2 sq mi) are in the Toowoomba Region and 6.9 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi) in the south-west of the locality are in the Southern Downs Region.[4]
History
Pilton Upper Provisional school opened in 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Pilton State School. It closed in 1963.[5] It was on the eastern side of Pilton Valley Road (approx 27°54′47″S 152°06′41″E / 27.91301°S 152.11136°E / -27.91301; 152.11136 (Pilton Upper State School (former))).[6][7][8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Upper Pilton had a population of 63 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Upper Pilton had a population of 80 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Pilton (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Upper Pilton – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49258)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Upper Pilton – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 46009)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ 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 Pilton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1933. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41" (Map). Queensland Government. 1962. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Watercourse; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Pilton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
- One hundred years of bush schools in and around the Pilton District : being a brief outline of education during that period, Pilton & District Citizens' Group, 1984 — includes Pilton Upper State School ; Hirstvale School ; Hirstglen School ; Manapouri School ; Headington Hill ; West Haldon ; Pilton State School
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