Ascot, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

Ascot
Queensland
Ascot; Queensland
	Farm building at Ascot, 2014
	Ascot
Coordinates	27°48′55″S152°00′04″E / 27.8152°S 152.0011°E Coordinates: 27°48′55″S152°00′04″E / 27.8152°S 152.0011°E
Population	31 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4359
Area	33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	20.6 km (13 mi) NNE of Clifton ; 33.3 km (21 mi) S of Toowoomba ; 149 km (93 mi) WSW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
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Last updated October 30, 2022

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

Geography

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°50′00″S151°58′00″E / 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 on 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°49′33″S151°57′48″E / 27.8259°S 151.9634°E / -27.8259; 151.9634 ).^[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]

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References

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

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ascot (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Ascot – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[globe-3] 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[qpn23147-4] "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.

[qfhs-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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