St Aubyn, Queensland

St Aubyn Queensland
St Aubyn
Coordinates	27°04′28″S151°54′20″E / 27.0744°S 151.9055°E / -27.0744; 151.9055 (St Aubyn (centre of locality))
Population	14 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1.00/km2 (2.59/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	30.6 km (19 mi) NNW of Crows Nest 62.2 km (39 mi) N of Highfields 74.7 km (46 mi) N of Toowoomba CBD 181 km (112 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around St Aubyn: East Cooyar Mount Binga Mount Binga Thornville St Aubyn Emu Creek Coalbank Coalbank Emu Creek

St Aubyn is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, St Aubyn had a population of 14 people. ^[1]

Geography

Most of the southern boundary of the locality follows Bum Bum Creek and its tributary Spring Creek. ^{[3] [4]}

The New England Highway enters the locality from the south (Coalbank) and exits to the west (Thornville). ^[5]

High Camp is a mounain in the north of the locality ( 27°03′38″S151°53′56″E / 27.0605°S 151.8988°E / -27.0605; 151.8988 (High Camp) ) which rises to 644 metres (2,113 ft) above sea level. ^[3]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. ^[6]

History

St John's Evangelican Lutheran Church opened on 4 January 1931. ^[7] It was on Schefe Road, then in Coalbank but now within St Aubyn ( 27°05′20″S151°53′13″E / 27.0889°S 151.8870°E / -27.0889; 151.8870 (St John's Lutheran Church (former)) ). ^[8] It was a timber church built in the Gothic style, 18 by 28 feet (5.5 by 8.5 m). ^[9] It closed in 1968 and the building was demolished. ^[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, St Aubyn had a population of 8 people. ^[11]

In the 2021 census, St Aubyn had a population of 14 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in St Aubyn. The nearest government primary school is Cooyar State School in Cooyar to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Crow's Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest and Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the south. However the Highfields school may be distant for a daily commute from some parts of St Aubyn; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[12]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Aubyn (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "St Aubyn – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48066)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
3. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
4. "Bum Bum Creek – watercourse in the Toowoomba Region (entry 5173)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
5. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
6. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
7. "Advertising". The Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LXIX, no. 313. Queensland, Australia. 20 December 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 7 July 2025– via National Library of Australia.
8. "Evergreen" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
9. "COAL BANK". The Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LXX, no. 6. Queensland, Australia. 7 January 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 7 July 2025– via National Library of Australia.
10. "St John's Lutheran Church | Coalbank". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "St Aubyn (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
12. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2025.