Wilsonton, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Wilsonton
City:Toowoomba
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.5413°N 151.9172°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Pop:5891
Established:1880s
Postcode:4350
Area:5.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:5.9
Dir1:NW
Location1:Toowoomba CBD
Dist2:136
Dir2:W
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Toowoomba North
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Cranley
Near-Ne:Wilsonton Heights
Near-E:Rockville
Near-Se:Newtown
Near-S:Glenvale
Near-Sw:Torrington
Near-W:Torrington
Near-Nw:Cotswold Hills

Wilsonton is an urban locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Wilsonton had a population of 5,891 people.

Geography

Wilsonton is located 5.9km (03.7miles) by road north-west of the Toowoomba central business district.

Toowoomba City Aerodrome is the centre of the suburb, accessed via Mutze Street (-27.5432°N 151.915°W).[2]

The suburb contains an industrial area in the south-west corner delimited by Taylor Street and Boundary Street.[3]

History

The suburb, officially named in 1981, is believed to honour James T. Wilson, an 1870s businessman and supporter of the Toowoomba Agricultural Society. The suburb's boundaries were amended in 2006 after the gazettal of Wilsonton Heights as a separate suburb.[4]

Wilsonton State School opened on 5 February 1894.[5]

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School opened on 12 February 1968.[6]

Fairview Heights State School opened on 30 January 1995.

Demographics

In the, Wilsonton had a population of 5,955 people.

In the, Wilsonton had a population of 5,891 people.

Education

Wilsonton State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 429 Bridge Street (-27.5429°N 151.9221°W).[7] [8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 530 students with 53 teachers (44 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent).[9] It includes a special education program.

Fairview Heights State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 75 McDougall Street (-27.535°N 151.9115°W).[10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 567 students with 43 teachers (37 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Sacred Heart Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 263 Tor Street (-27.5402°N 151.9314°W).[11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 221 students with 17 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Wilsonton. The nearest government secondary school is Wilsonton State High School in neighbouring Wilsonton Heights to the north-east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area:

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. 1 December 2019.
  2. Web site: 22 October 2020 . Airports - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201115071531/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56 . 15 November 2020 . 3 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: Wilsonton+QLD+4350. Google Maps. 16 May 2014. 15 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215234723/https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Wilsonton+QLD+4350/. live.
  4. 28 August 2015.
  5. Web site: 2019-08-12 . History . 2023-09-23 . Wilsonton State School . en.
  6. Web site: History . 2023-02-15 . Sacred Heart Primary School Toowoomba . en-AU . 15 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230215231157/https://www.sacredhearttwb.catholic.edu.au/history . live .
  7. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . 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 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
  8. Web site: 2022-08-24 . Wilsonton State School . 2023-02-15 . Wilsonton State School . en . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025121243/https://wilsontonss.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  9. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 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 .
  10. Web site: 2021-01-05 . Fairview Heights State School . 2023-02-15 . Fairview Heights State School . en . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025062842/https://fairviewheightsss.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  11. Web site: Sacred Heart Primary School . 21 November 2018 . 27 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180927035353/http://www.sacredhearttwb.catholic.edu.au/ . live .
  12. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.