Ascot, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

Ascot is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Ascot had a population of 31 people.[1]

For the suburb in Brisbane, see Ascot, Queensland.
"Mount Sibley, Queensland" redirects here. For the mountain, see Mount Sibley (Queensland).

Ascot
Queensland
Farm building at Ascot, 2014
Ascot is located in Queensland
Ascot
Ascot
Coordinates27.8152°S 152.0011°E / -27.8152; 152.0011 (Ascot (centre of locality))
Population31 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.937/km2 (2.43/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4359
Area33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Ascot:
East Greenmount Budgee Budgee
Nobby Ascot Hirstglen
Nobby Manapouri Pilton

Geography
Farmlands along Greenmount Hirstvale Road, 2014

Ascot is on the Darling Downs. Its southern boundary follows Kings Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. The area is heavily developed for agriculture except for elevated areas in the east.[3]

Mount Sibley is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (27.8333°S 151.9666°E / -27.8333; 151.9666 (Mount Sibley)), presumably taking its name from the nearby mountain of the same name in neighbouring East Greenmount.[4] The mountain was named after James Sibley, a pastoralist and publican, who leased the Clifton pastoral run in the early 1840s.[5]

History

Mount Sibley Provisional School opened in 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Sibley State School. It closed circa 1952.[6] The school was located at 565 Mount Silbley Road (27.8259°S 151.9634°E / -27.8259; 151.9634 (Mount Sibley State School (former))).[3][7]

In the 2016 census, Ascot had a population of 31 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Ascot. The nearest primary school is Pilton State School in neighbouring Pilton to the south-east, Emu Creek State School in neighbouring East Greenmount to the north-west and Nobby State School in neighbouring Nobby to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-west.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ascot (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Ascot – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. "Mount Sibley – locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional (entry 23147)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. "Mount Sibley – mountain in the Toowoomba Region (entry 30800)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Parish of Haldon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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