Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.[1]
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Coordinates | 27.9819°S 151.9011°E / -27.9819; 151.9011 (Elphinstone (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 64 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.433/km2 (6.30/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4361 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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The locality's name was originally a railway station name, called after pioneer Darling Downs pastoralist Ernest George Beck Elphinstone Dalrymple related to Patrick Leslie of Canning Downs and Goomburra.[2]
Elphinstone Provisional School opened on 28 May 1888. On 1 January 1909 it became Elphinstone State School. It closed temporarily in 1922, but soon re-opened. It closed permanently in 1963.[3]
In the 2016 census Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.[1]
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