Motley
Queensland
Fields along Toowoomba Cecil Plains Road, 2014
Motley is located in Queensland
Motley
Motley
Coordinates27°32′37″S 151°36′52″E / 27.5436°S 151.6144°E / -27.5436; 151.6144 (Motley (centre of locality))
Population10 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4356
Area6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Suburbs around Motley:
Mount Irving Purrawunda Aubigny
Mount Tyson Motley Linthorpe
Mount Tyson Mount Tyson Mount Tyson

Motley is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Motley had a population of 10 people.[3]

Geography

Motley is on the Darling Downs.

The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the northern boundary.[4]

History

The locality takes its name from a former railway station, which in turn was assigned on 5 August 1915 by the Queensland Railways Department derived from the parish name.[2]

Motley State School opened on 14 August 1922 and closed on 14 July 1936.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Motley had a population of 9 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Motley had a population of 10 people.[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Motley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Motley – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48006)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Motley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Google (10 February 2022). "Motley" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Motley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

External links

Media related to Motley, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

Suburbs and towns in the Toowoomba Region, Darling Downs, Queensland
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