Drayton, Queensland

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Drayton
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Drayton
Coordinates 27°35′58″S151°54′22″E / 27.5994°S 151.9061°E / -27.5994; 151.9061 (Drayton (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°35′58″S151°54′22″E / 27.5994°S 151.9061°E / -27.5994; 151.9061 (Drayton (centre of locality))
Population1,710 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density162.9/km2 (422/sq mi)
Established1842
Postcode(s) 4350
Area10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Drayton:
Glenvale Glenvale Harristown
Westbrook Drayton Darling Heights
Westbrook Finnie Finnie

Drayton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Drayton had a population of 1,710 people. [1]

Contents

Drayton is at the outer southwestern edge of Toowoomba. It was first substantial settlement on the Darling Downs, initially being established in 1842. [3] The nearby township of Toowoomba expanded more rapidly than Drayton, and in the 1860s the centre of population shifted to Toowoomba, leaving Drayton as a southwestern suburb.

Geography

The South Western railway line forms the south-western boundary of the locality, which is served by Drayton railway station ( 27°35′34″S151°55′02″E / 27.5927°S 151.9173°E / -27.5927; 151.9173 (Drayton railway station) ). [4]

Mount Peel is in the north-west of the locality ( 27°36′06″S151°53′36″E / 27.6016°S 151.8934°E / -27.6016; 151.8934 (Mount Peel) ) rising to 711 metres (2,333 ft). [5] [6]

To the west of Drayton, the southern part of ANZAC Avenue forms the axis of a growing industrial and commercial district extending west and north towards Glenvale.

Drayton has a core of homes dating to the 19th century and a substantial number of homes and commercial premises dating from the mid years of the 20th century. More recently a large number of detached homes and growing numbers of multi-unit dwellings were built in the 1990s and 2000s, mostly targeted at students from the nearby University of Southern Queensland.

History

The Drayton area was known as The Springs from around 1840 to 1847. [2]

In August 1842, Thomas Alford established a store at Drayton. He also built his home and established a post office. He is believed to have named the area Drayton after Drayton, Somersetshire, England, where his father Charles Alford was the vicar. [2]

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Drayton, 1887

Drayton continued to be the primary settlement in the region until the town of Toowoomba was established four miles to the north-east, whereupon the centre of population rapidly moved to the newer settlement owing to its better access to water and favourable growing conditions. By 1905, the Australian Handbook stated that the town "may now almost be considered a suburb of Toowoomba". [7]

The Drayton National School (later Drayton State School) established on 16 August 1851. [8] It is one of the oldest state primary schools in Queensland. [9] [10]

One of the oldest buildings in the Drayton area is the Royal Bull's Head Inn. [11] The town also saw the area's first newspaper, the Darling Downs Gazette, in 1858.

From 1887 to 1949, Drayton had its own local government, the Shire of Drayton.

On Sunday 31 March 1940, 500 people attended a ceremony to place a cairn to mark the site of the first church on the Darling Downs in memory of its founder Canon Glennie. [12] The Anglican church was on the corner of Rudd Street and Cambooya Street ( 27°36′00″S151°54′26″E / 27.5999°S 151.9072°E / -27.5999; 151.9072 (Archbishop Benjamin Glennie cairn) ). [13]

In the 2016 census, Drayton had a population of 1,710 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Drayton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Drayton State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 71-89 Brisbane Street ( 27°36′09″S151°54′42″E / 27.6025°S 151.9117°E / -27.6025; 151.9117 (Drayton State School) ). [18] [19] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 321 students with 36 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). [20] It includes a special education program. [18]

Facilities

Drayton Police Station is at 35 Brisbane Street ( 27°36′00″S151°54′54″E / 27.6001°S 151.9151°E / -27.6001; 151.9151 (Drayton Police Station) ). [21] [22]

Amenities

St Matthew's Anglican Church is at Glennie Street. [23]

Royal Bull's Head Inn

The building now serves as a show-case of life in the 1870s. Some rooms have been maintained in their original state.

Notable residents

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Drayton – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47931)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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  4. ↑ "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.
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  8. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
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  18. 1 2 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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