Ascot, Queensland (Toowoomba Region) Explained

Type:suburb
Ascot
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.8152°N 152.0011°W
Pop:106
Postcode:4359
Area:33.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:20.6
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Clifton
Dist2:33.3
Dir2:S
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:149
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Budgee
Near-Ne:Budgee
Near-E:Hirstglen
Near-Se:Pilton
Near-S:Manapouri
Near-Sw:Nobby
Near-W:Nobby
Near-Nw:East Greenmount

Ascot is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Ascot had a population of 106 people.

Geography

Ascot is on the Darling Downs. Its southern boundary follows Kings Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. The area is heavily developed for agriculture except for elevated areas in the east.

Mount Sibley is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (-27.8333°N 151.9666°W), presumably taking its name from the nearby mountain of the same name in neighbouring East Greenmount.[2] The mountain was named after James Sibley, a pastoralist and publican, who leased the Clifton pastoral run in the early 1840s.[3]

History

Mount Sibley Provisional School opened in 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Sibley State School. It closed circa 1952. The school was located at 565 Mount Silbley Road .[4]

Demographics

In the, Ascot had a population of 31 people.

In the, Ascot had a population of 106 people.

Education

There are no schools in Ascot. The nearest primary school is Pilton State School in neighbouring Pilton to the south-east, Emu Creek State School in neighbouring East Greenmount to the north-west and Nobby State School in neighbouring Nobby to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-west.

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. 19 September 2020.
  3. 17 April 2022.
  4. Web site: 1943. Parish of Haldon. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122074106/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-haldon-1943.jpg. 22 January 2021. 22 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map.