Kleinton, Queensland

Kleinton
Queensland
Charmaine Court, 2014
Kleinton is located in Queensland
Kleinton
Kleinton
Coordinates27°25′08″S 151°57′18″E / 27.4188°S 151.955°E / -27.4188; 151.955 (Kleinton (centre of locality))
Population2,205 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density155.3/km2 (402.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Kleinton:
Groomsville Groomsville Geham
Meringandan Kleinton Cabarlah
Meringandan Highfields Cabarlah

Kleinton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kleinton had a population of 2,205 people.[1]

Geography

Kleinton is on the Darling Downs.[3]

The area contains three bands of separate land use types. In the south rural residential blocks have been established as an extension of the urban sprawl of Highfields to the south. The central area remain vegetated and undeveloped. The northern boundary is aligned with the southern extent of Cooby Dam. This area remains undeveloped but has been cleared of vegetation.[4]

History

Kleinton State School, 1910

The locality was named after early selector Michael Klein who was shot dead at Highfields in February 1870 by James Alexander Herlich following a dispute.[2][5][6]

The Crows Nest railway line, which operated between 1883 and 1961, had a stop at Kleinton.

Kleinton State School opened on 20 February 1911 on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site donated by the Brazier family who also owned the local brickworks.The school is believed to be Queensland's oldest one-teacher school built with brick. The school closed in December 1970.[7] In 1975, the Amaroo Environmental Education Centre opened in the former school building.[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kleinton had a population of 1,617 people.[9]

In the 2021 census, Kleinton had a population of 2,205 people.[1]

Education

Amaroo Environmental Education Centre, operating from the old Kleinton State School

Amaroo Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 90 Kleinton School Road (27°25′30″S 151°56′43″E / 27.4249°S 151.9453°E / -27.4249; 151.9453 (Amaroo Environmental Education Centre)).[10][11]

There are no primary or secondary schools in Kleinton. The nearest government primary schools are Highfields State School in neighbouring Highfields to the south, Meringandan State School in Meringandan West to the west, and Geham State School in neighbouring Geham to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kleinton (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Kleinton – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49692)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Wilful Murder". The Toowoomba Chronicle and Queensland Advertiser. No. 640. Queensland, Australia. 16 February 1870. p. 2. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Echoes of the Past". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 9044. Queensland, Australia. 17 April 1920. p. 2. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ "History". Amaroo Environmental Education Centre. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kleinton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Amaroo Environmental Education Centre". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

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