Headington Hill is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Headington Hill had a population of 58 people.[1]
Headington Hill Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27.9152°S 152.03°E / -27.9152; 152.03 (Headington Hill (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 58 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.266/km2 (3.28/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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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.[3] 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 [4] 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.[5]
McGovern's Hill State School opened on 11 July 1912 but was renamed Headington Hill State School later that year. It closed in 1967.[5] The school was located on the south-east corner of Gatton Clifton Road and McGovern Road (27.90533°S 152.00231°E / -27.90533; 152.00231 (Headington Hill State School (former))).[6][7]
In the 2016 census Headington Hill had a population of 58 people.[1]
The Gatton–Clifton Road runs through from north to south-west. [8]