Linthorpe, Queensland
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 Fields and windmill along Biddeston Linthorpe Road, 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27°34′16″S 151°39′20″E / 27.5711°S 151.6555°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 108.4 km2 (41.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 416 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.838/km2 (9.939/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4356 | ||||||||||||
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Linthorpe is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Linthorpe had a population of 416 people.[1]
Linthorpe is on the Darling Downs.[3]
The Gore Highway marks the southern boundary of Linthorpe. Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the northern boundary, and the Oakey-Pittsworth Road runs along the north-western.[4]
Linthorpe has the following mountains:
- Dummies Mountain (27°37′40″S 151°40′54″E / 27.6277°S 151.6817°E) 610 metres (2,000 ft)[5][6]
- Majuba Hill (27°36′54″S 151°41′53″E / 27.6151°S 151.6980°E) 599 metres (1,965 ft)[5][7]
- Mount Haystack (27°32′46″S 151°38′23″E / 27.5462°S 151.6398°E) 528 metres (1,732 ft)[5][8]
History
Motley Provisional School opened on 12 March 1900. In January 1901, it was renamed Linthorpe Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Linthorpe State School. The school closed in 1960.[9] It was at 1190 Stoneleigh Road (27°36′14″S 151°37′47″E / 27.6038°S 151.6298°E).[10][11][3]
