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Kingsthorpe
Queensland
Loading hay onto the wagon, Kingsthorpe District, cira 1902
Kingsthorpe is located in Queensland
Kingsthorpe
Kingsthorpe
Coordinates27°28′33″S 151°49′03″E / 27.4758°S 151.8175°E / -27.4758; 151.8175 (Kingsthorpe (town centre))
Population2,012 (UCL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4400
Area47.5 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Localities around Kingsthorpe:
Oakey Kings Siding Cutella
Glencoe
Oakey Kingsthorpe Gowrie Junction
Charlton
Biddeston Wellcamp Gowrie Mountain

Kingsthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 2,159 people.[4]

Geography

Kingsthorpe is on the Darling Downs, 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi) north-west of the Toowoomba CBD and 144 kilometres (89 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.[5][6]

Kingsthorpe railway station on the Western railway line serves the town (27°28′42″S 151°48′54″E / 27.4783°S 151.8150°E / -27.4783; 151.8150 (Kingsthorpe railway station)).[7][8][9] Kings railway station is a closed station on that line on the boundary between the localities of Kingsthorpe and Kings Siding (27°27′53″S 151°47′11″E / 27.4648°S 151.7864°E / -27.4648; 151.7864 (Kings railway station (former))).[8][10][11]

History

The town was named after pastoralist brothers Colonel Henry Venn King and George Beresford King, of the Gowrie pastoral property.[2][12][13]

St Gregory's Anglican Church in Meringandan was consecrated on Sunday 12 September 1886 by Bishop William Webber.[14] It was located on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) piece of land near the railway station, donated by Mr Foland. It was built by Mr Maag and was 18 by 38 feet (5.5 by 11.6 m) and could seat 150 people.[15] In 1905 it was relocated to Kingsthorpe where it was re-consecrated at St Gregory's by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson on 20 October 1905.[16][17] The church was closed circa 1982.[18]

Gowrie Mountain Provisional School opened on 30 May 1901,[19][20] becoming Gowrie Mountain State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1967.[21] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 95 Gowrie Mountain School Road (27°30′26″S 151°48′09″E / 27.5072°S 151.8026°E / -27.5072; 151.8026 (Gowrie Mountain State School (former))), formerly within Gowrie Mountain but now within Kingsthorpe.[22][23]

Kingsthorpe State School opened on 10 July 1911.[24]

Kingsthorpe was in the Shire of Rosalie until 2008, when the shire was amalgamated into the new Toowoomba Region local government area.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 1,820 people.[25]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 1,867 people.[26]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 2,159 people.[4]

Education

Kingsthorpe State School, 2023

Kingsthorpe State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Goombungee Road (27°28′19″S 151°48′52″E / 27.4719°S 151.8145°E / -27.4719; 151.8145 (Kingsthorpe State School)).[27][28] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 187 students with 13 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).[29]

There is no secondary school in Kingsthorpe. The nearest secondary schools are in Oakey, Highfields, and Wilsonton Heights (in Toowoomba).[30]

Amenities

Library services in Kingsthorpe are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Kingsthorpe State School [31][32] and Kingsthorpe Village Green every Wednesday.[33]

Kingsthorpe features a number of parks with recreation areas, play equipment, and amenities, including Rosalie Walk,[34] Settlers Park,[35] Village Green,[36] and Stoney Ridge Park.[37] The Recreational Reserve has a large sporting oval, tennis courts, picnic facilities with an electric barbeque, and a clubhouse with a canteen and amenities.[38]

The Kingsthorpe branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 2 Gowrie Street (beside the Kingsthorpe and District Memorial Hall).[39]

Attractions

Mount Kingsthorpe Bushland Reserve is on a hill in the south-east of the locality (27°28′48″S 151°49′54″E / 27.4799°S 151.8316°E / -27.4799; 151.8316 (Mount Kingsthorpe lookout)). Rising to 600 metres (2,000 ft), there are expansive views from the top.[40][41] Access is between 29 and 33 Emmanulla Road.[30]

References

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  17. ^ "St Matthew's Church Drayton". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLVIII, no. 91214. Queensland, Australia. 23 April 1906. p. 8. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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  19. ^ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLII, no. 9, 731. Queensland, Australia. 17 November 1900. p. 10. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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  33. ^ "Mobile library". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  34. ^ "Rosalie Walk". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  35. ^ "Settlers Park". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  36. ^ "Village Green". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  37. ^ "Stoney Ridge Park". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  38. ^ "Recreational Reserve". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  39. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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