Description
Pilton is a town and a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
Pilton is a town and a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It is south of the city of Toowoomba. In the 2016 census, Pilton had a population of 88 people.
History
Pilton is named after a pastoral run which was excised from Clifton pastoral station in the 1840s.The run was leased by Philip Pinnock, John Gammie, Joseph King and Joshua J. Whitting [from 1851-9]. It might have been named after Pilton, Somerset, England, an Old English name with Pil meaning creek and ton meaning an enclosed homestead.Pilton Post Office opened on 27 March 1878 (though a receiving office for some years) and closed in 1977.Pilton State School opened in November 1913.In the 2006 census, the locality recorded a population of 209, living in 74 inhabited dwellings. The median age of the population was 41 years, and the median weekly household income was $866.
Weather
Things to do
The Darling Downs Zoo is in the south-west corner of the locality.
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Population: 1-100
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 41.961 km2
Elevation: 501-1000 metres
Town elevation: 518 m
Population number: 88
Local Government Area: Toowoomba Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Pilton, Queensland
