Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 60 people.[1]
History
The locality's name was originally a railway station name, called after pioneer Darling Downs pastoralist Ernest George Beck Elphinstone Dalrymple related to Patrick Leslie of Canning Downs and Goomburra.[2]
Elphinstone Provisional School opened on 28 May 1888. On 1 January 1909, it became Elphinstone State School. It closed temporarily in 1922, but soon re-opened. It closed permanently in 1963.[3] It was at 519 Dungannon Road (27°58′23″S 151°52′16″E / 27.97308°S 151.87121°E / -27.97308; 151.87121 (Elphinstone State School (former))).[4][5][6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Elphinstone had a population of 60 people.[1]
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