| Torrington Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Torrington | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°32′18″S151°53′06″E / 27.5383°S 151.885°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,070 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Torrington is a rural locality in Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Torrington had a population of 1,070 people. [3]
Torrington is located 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of the Toowoomba city centre off the Warrego Highway.
A significant industrial area serving the Toowoomba region is located along the suburb's eastern boundary on Boundary Road. [4]
Torrington was in the Shire of Jondaryan until the amalgamation in 2008 that created the Toowoomba Region. [5]
In the 2016 census, Torrington had a population of 879 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Torrington had a population of 1,070 people. [3]
There are no schools in Torrington. The nearest government primary schools are Fairview Heights State School in neighbouring Wilsonton to the north-west, Glenvale State School in neighbouring Glenvale to the south-east, and Wellcamp State School in neighbouring Wellcamp to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton. [7]
Fairview Ambulance Station is at 445 Bridge Street ( 27°32′07″S151°54′10″E / 27.5352°S 151.9029°E ). [8]
The Shire of Jondaryan was a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately west of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Oakey, covered an area of 1,910.0 square kilometres (737.5 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region. Its growth in later years has been fuelled by the expansion of Toowoomba and suburbs such as Glenvale and Westbrook.
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