The Summit, Queensland Explained

Type:town
The Summit
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.5755°N 151.9508°W
Pop:436
Postcode:4377
Area:16.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:10.0
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Stanthorpe
Dist2:50.6
Dir2:SSE
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:134
Dir3:S
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:208
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Elevation:923.5
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Thulimbah
Near-Ne:Maryland (NSW)
Near-E:Glen Niven
Near-Se:Applethorpe
Near-S:Applethorpe
Near-Sw:Cannon Creek
Near-W:Pozieres
Near-Nw:Pozieres

The Summit is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of The Summit had a population of 436 people.

The locality borders New South Wales.

Geography

The Summit is predominantly farmland with some urban development surrounding the railway station. The New England Highway passes north-south through the town, running close to and parallel with the Southern railway line. Originally the highway was the main street of the town, but now the highway bypasses the town to the east. Cannon Creek forms the south-western border of the locality.

History

The town takes its name from The Summit railway station, which was so named because it was the highest point on the Southern railway line from Warwick to Wallangarra.[3]

The Summit State School opened on 29 August 1921.[4]

The Summit Methodist Church opened on Wednesday 18 August 1915.[5] Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became The Summit Uniting Church. It closed on 18 November 2017. It was at 9 Church Road . The church building is still extant, but has been converted into a house.[6] [7]

On Sunday 28 November 1926, St John's Anglican Church was officially opened and dedicated by Reverend Canon David Garland.[8] [9]

The Seventh-Day Adventist Church opened in 1989.[10]

Demographics

In the, the locality of The Summit had a population of 484 people.

In the, the locality of The Summit had a population of 409 people.

In the, the locality of The Summit had a population of 436 people.

Education

The Summit State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Taggart's Road (-28.579°N 151.9552°W).[11] [12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[13]

There is no secondary school in The Summit. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the south.

Amenities

The Summit Public Hall is at 101 Granite Belt Drive opposite the railway station.

St John's Anglican Church is at 7 Teale Road . It is part of the Stanthorpe Parish within the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane.[14] [15]

The Summit Seventh Day Adventist Church is at 25 Church Road .[16] [17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. 25 January 2022.
  4. 10 June 2015.
  5. News: 28 August 1915. COUNTRY TELEGRAMS.. 16. The Brisbane Courier. 17,977. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 25 January 2022. 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150721/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20021154. live.
  6. Web site: The Summit Uniting Church - Former. 2022-01-25. Churches Australia. en. 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150719/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/2917-the-summit-uniting-church-former. live.
  7. Web site: Blake. Thom. The Summit Methodist Church. 2022-01-25. Queensland religious places database. 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150715/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4644. live.
  8. News: 30 November 1926. CHURCH OF ENGLAND.. 3. Warwick Daily News. 2417. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 25 January 2022. 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150720/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175682136. live.
  9. Web site: Blake. Thom. St John's Anglican Church. 2022-01-25. Queensland religious places database. 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150716/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4642. live.
  10. Web site: Blake. Thom. Seventh Day Adventist Church. 2022-01-25. Queensland religious places database. 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150717/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4643. live.
  11. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. Queensland Government. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018.
  12. Web site: 2020-04-03. The Summit State School. 2022-01-25. The Summit State School. en. 13 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210313231431/https://thesummitss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  13. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  14. Web site: Contact Us Stanthorpe Anglican Parish Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416034417/https://www.stanthorpe.anglicanchurchsq.org.au/visit-us. 16 April 2021. 2022-01-25. Stanthorpe Anglican. en.
  15. Web site: St John's Anglican Church. 2022-01-25. Churches Australia. en. 25 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125150718/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/4316-st-johnand#39;s-anglican-church. live.
  16. Web site: The Summit Adventist Church. 2022-01-25. The Summit Adventist Church. 5 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305011823/https://thesummit.adventist.org.au/. live.
  17. Web site: The Summit, Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 2022-01-25. Churches Australia. en. 27 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027120403/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/seventh-day-adventist/directory/2918-the-summit%2C-seventh-day-adventist-church. live.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "The Summit, Queensland".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.