Pilton, Queensland

Pilton is a town and a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is south of the city of Toowoomba. In the 2016 census, Pilton had a population of 88 people.[1]

Pilton
Queensland
Kangaroo shooting party, Pilton, 1917
Pilton
Coordinates27.8683°S 152.0475°E / -27.8683; 152.0475
Population88 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.100/km2 (5.44/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4361
Area41.9 km2 (16.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Pilton:
Ascot Hirstglen Hirstglen
Manapouri Pilton Upper Pilton
Headington Hill Upper Pilton Upper Pilton

Geography

The terrain in the north and south of the locatlity is more mountainous and is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation. The terrain from the south-east to the north-west is within a valley through which Kings Creek flows from Upper Pilton through to Manapouri/Ascot and is ultimately a tributary of the Condamine River, past of the Murray-Darling basin). The valley is used for cropping.[4]

The Gatton Clifton Road (State Route 80) also passes through the locality from the south-west (Headington Hill) to the north-west (Hirstglen).[4]

History

Pilton is named after a pastoral run which was excised from Clifton pastoral station in the 1840s. The run was leased by Philip Pinnock, John Gammie, Joseph King and Joshua J. Whitting [from 1851-9]. It might have been named after Pilton, Somerset, England, an Old English name with Pil meaning creek and ton meaning an enclosed homestead.[2]

Pilton Post Office opened on 27 March 1878 (though a receiving office for some years) and closed in 1977.[5]

Pilton State School opened in November 1913.[6][7]

In the 2006 census, the locality recorded a population of 209, living in 74 inhabited dwellings.[8] The median age of the population was 41 years, and the median weekly household income was $866.[8]

Education

Pilton State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 24 Pilton Valley Road (27.8679°S 152.0497°E / -27.8679; 152.0497 (Pilton State School)).[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[11]

There is no secondary school in Pilton; the nearest secondary school is in Clifton.[4]

Attractions

The Darling Downs Zoo is in the south-west corner of the locality.[12]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pilton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Pilton – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 26746)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Pilton – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48038)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. "Pilton SS". Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Pilton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  9. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. "Pilton State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  12. "Home - Darling Downs Zoo". Darling Downs Zoo. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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