Pilton, Queensland

Pilton
Queensland
Pilton
Coordinates 27°52′06″S 152°02′51″E / 27.8683°S 152.0475°E / -27.8683; 152.0475Coordinates: 27°52′06″S 152°02′51″E / 27.8683°S 152.0475°E / -27.8683; 152.0475
Population 209 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density 4.391/km2 (11.37/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4361
Area 47.6 km2 (18.4 sq mi)
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Localities around Pilton:
Ascot Hirstglen Hirstglen
Manapouri Pilton Upper Pilton
Headington Hill Upper Pilton Upper Pilton

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 2006 census, the locality recorded a population of 209, living in 74 inhabited dwellings.[1] The median age of the population was 41 years, and the median weekly household income was $866.[1]

History

Pilton is named after a pastoral run which was excises from Clifton pastoral station in the 1840s. The run was leased by Philip Pinnock, John Gammie, Joseph King and Joshua J. Whit/ting [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.[4]

Pilton State School opened in November 1913.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Pilton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. 1 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. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Pilton SS". Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "School opening dates". Retrieved 28 January 2017.


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