| Headington Hill Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Headington Hill | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°54′55″S152°01′48″E / 27.9152°S 152.03°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 87 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.900/km2 (4.92/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4361 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 45.8 km2 (17.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Headington Hill is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Headington Hill had a population of 87 people. [1]
The Gatton–Clifton Road runs through from north to south-west. [3]
The locality was probably named after a large freehold estate belonging to the Davenport family. George Francis Davenport (1812–1849) emigrated from Oxfordshire in England to Australia in the 1840s with his brothers Robert and Stanley Davenport. [4] His son George Henry Davenport (1831–1881) inherited the estate.
The original Headington Hill is to the north-east of Oxford, England and George Francis Davenport would have known it well, as he was the brother of John Marriott Davenport, who lived in Davenport House [5] at the summit of Headington Hill above Oxford.
Headington Hill Provisional School opened on 11 May 1903. On 1 January 1909 it became Headington Hill State School. In 1910 it was renamed Nevilton State School. It closed in 1921. Nevilton State School reopened circa 1936 and closed in 1958. [6]
McGovern's Hill State School opened on 11 July 1912 but was renamed Headington Hill State School later that year. It closed in 1967. [6] The school was located on the south-east corner of Gatton Clifton Road and McGovern Road ( 27°54′19″S152°00′08″E / 27.90533°S 152.00231°E ). [7] [8]
In the 2016 census Headington Hill had a population of 58 people. [9]
In the 2021 census, Headington Hill had a population of 87 people. [1]
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