Colinton, Queensland

Colinton is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Colinton had a population of 75 people.[1]

Colinton
Queensland
Colinton War Memorial, 2010
Colinton
Coordinates26.9316°S 152.3261°E / -26.9316; 152.3261 (Colinton (centre of locality))
Population75 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.536/km2 (1.388/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4314
Area139.9 km2 (54.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Colinton:
Cherry Creek Moore Harlin
Cherry Creek Colinton Harlin
Anduramba Harlin Harlin

Geography

Colinton lies within the water catchment area of Emu Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River. The creek marks a portion of both the southern and western boundary and the Brisbane River is aligned with the eastern boundary. The D'Aguilar Highway passes through the east where the Brisbane Valley railway line also once passed. Benarkin State Forest roughly covers the western third of Colinton. In the south Glenhowden Mountain rises to elevations greater than 350 m.

History
House at Colinton pastoral run, 1904
Land sales for Colinton, 1904

The district takes its name from the pastoral run owned by the Balfour family which was in turn named for their home town in Colinton, Lothian, Scotland.[2]

In 1877, 23,000 acres (9,300 ha) were resumed from the Colinton pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877.[3]

Colinton Provisional School opened in 1879 but closed in early 1880. It reopened in 1906 and on 1 January 1909 became Colinton State School. It closed in 1969.[4]

The Colinton War Memorial was unveiled outside the School of Arts on 18 January 1917 by Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Stanley, Henry Plantagenet Somerset.[5]

In the 2011 census, Colinton was included within the neighbouring locality of Moore, which together had a population of 315 people.[6]

In the 2016 census Colinton had a population of 75 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Colinton has the following heritage-listed sites:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Colinton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Colinton – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44853)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Colinton War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Moore". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  7. "Colinton War Memorial (entry 650029)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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