Bromelton, Queensland

Bromelton is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Bromelton had a population of 155 people.[1]

Bromelton
Queensland
Paddocks, 2016
Bromelton
Coordinates27.9866°S 152.8836°E / -27.9866; 152.8836
Population155 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.363/km2 (3.531/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4285
Area113.7 km2 (43.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Localities around Bromelton:
Wyaralong Allenview Gleneagle
Coulson Bromelton Beaudesert
Allandale Kooralbyn Josephville

History
Moloney family, ~1897

Bromelton Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open by 1883) and closed in 1938.[3]

Bromelton Provisional School opened on 25 October 1880. On 1 January 1909 it became Bromelton State School. It closed on 1953.[4]

Allen's Creek Provisional School opened on 4 October 1927 and closed on 18 September 1929. It was a railway camp school and provided schooling for children of workers building the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor.[5] Allan's Creek (as it is currently spelled) crosses the railway line at the intersection of three present-day localities: Allenview, Bromelton and Gleneagle.[6]

Transport

The town has a crossing loop on the Sydney to Brisbane standard gauge line. Bromelton station was served by a northbound XPT service to Roma Street and a southbound service to Sydney until it closed in 1994.[7]

Transport hub

In 2016 SCT Logistics commenced building a transport hub.[8][9][10] It will open in January 2017.[11] The Australian Rail Track Corporation has also purchased land in Bromleton.[12]

Census Data

Bromelton has a population of 155 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 58 households, in which 51.6% of the population are males and 48.4% of the population are females with a median age of 40, 2 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,771, $333 below the national average.

4.0% of Bromelton's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 66.4% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 33.6% of the population is not married. 28.8% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (48.2%), English (25.6%) and Irish (13.1%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (90.3%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (94.7%). The most common nominated religions were Catholin (37.4%), Anglican (23.9%) and No Religion (16.6%). The most common occupation was a manager (21.8%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (39.7%).[13]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bromelton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Bromelton - locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 49611)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  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. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  7. "Bromelton Closure" Railway Digest April 1995 page 8
  8. ASCT Logistics to build $30m freight terminal at Bromleton Beaudesert Times 7 December 2015
  9. SCT to build Queensland Terminal Diesel News 10 December 2015
  10. $30m freight terminal on track Queensland Times 13 May 2016
  11. January 2017 - Here we come SCT Logistics
  12. First SCT train to Bromleton in January, ARTC buys land Rail Express 29 November 2016
  13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bromelton". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

Further reading
  • Savage, Patricia (2004), They came to Bromelton : a brief outline of the life and times of the early pioneers who came to Bromelton - from the pages of history, personal diaries, old letters and family recollections, CopyRight Pub, ISBN 978-1-876344-24-5

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