Ellinthorp, Queensland

Coordinates: 28°02′53″S 151°55′19″E / 28.0480°S 151.9219°E

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Ellinthorp
Queensland

Ellinthorp

Coordinates

28°02′53″S 151°55′19″E / 28.0480°S 151.9219°E

Population

30 (2021 census)^[1]

• Density

10.0/km² (26/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4362

Area

3.0 km² (1.2 sq mi)

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10:00)

Location

7.1 km (4 mi) W of Allora
14.6 km (9 mi) S of Clifton
31.5 km (20 mi) NNW of Warwick
66.2 km (41 mi) S of Toowoomba
166 km (103 mi) SW of Brisbane

LGA(s)

Southern Downs Region

Localities around Ellinthorp:
Talgai	Talgai	Talgai
Talgai	Ellinthorp	Talgai
Talgai	Talgai	Talgai

Ellinthorp is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2]^[3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Ellinthorp had a population of 30 people.^[1]

Geography

Dalrymple Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality and the South Western railway line forms the eastern boundary with the now-abandoned Ellinthorp railway station (28°02′55″S 151°55′26″E / 28.04856°S 151.92397°E / -28.04856; 151.92397) once serving the town,^[4] which is immediately west of the station.^[5]

Contrary to the Queensland Government's normal rules that no locality should be an "island" within another locality,^[6] Ellinthorp is completely surrounded by the locality of Talgai.^[5]

History

The township was known as Talgai before it was renamed Ellinthorp on 19 March 1931.^[2] The name Ellinthorp presumably comes from the Ellinthorp railway station, which was originally named Dalrymple after Dalrymple Creek, but which was renamed Ellinthorp on 28 January 1916 after the Tasmanian home of pastoralist brothers Charles George Henry Carr Clark and George John Edwin Clark of Talgai.^[7] Although there are over 100 town lots in the town plan, many have not been developed while others are used for farming,^[5] suggesting Ellinthorp was expected to be a more populous town.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Ellinthorp had a population of 19 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Ellinthorp had a population of 30 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Elinthorp. The nearest government school is Allora State School (Prep to Year 10) in Allora to the east. The nearest government secondary school to Year 12 is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the north. There are also Catholic primary schools in Allora and Clifton.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ellinthorp (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Ellinthorp – town in Southern Downs Region (entry 46014)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ "Ellinthorp – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45924)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^ "How places are named: Defining boundaries and extent: Locality boundaries". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ "Ellinthorp – railway station in Southern Downs Region (entry 11542)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ellinthorp (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

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