Aubigny is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Aubigny had a population of 283 people.

Geography

The former locality of Tangkam () is in the northern part of Aubigny. It took its name from the Tangkam railway station () on the

Cecil Plains railway line The Cecil Plains Branch was a branch railway line on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. It branched from the Western railway line at Oakey and terminated at Cecil Plains, a distance of . It operated from 1914 to 1994. History On 5 De ...

. The name ''Tangkam'' is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''sour''. The

Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba region of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is not signed with any route number, but a short section near is part of State Route 82. Toowoomba–Cecil Plains R ...

runs along the southern boundary, and the Oakey-Pittsworth Road passes through from north-east to south-west.

History

Town and suburban lots in Aubigny were offered for sale in September 1857. Crosshill State School opened on 9 August 1880 and closed on 1940. It was at 317 Ciesiolka Road (). Aubigny was at the centre of the Westbrook Homestead area. The town lots were offered for sale in the new town of Aubigny in December 1885, but only two lots were sold at that time, one to the Lutheran church and one to the Catholic church. St John's Lutheran Church opened in 1886. On Sunday 22 September 1929, a new larger church was built with the 1886 church becoming the church hall. Aubigny Post Office opened around September 1907 (a

receiving office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

had been open since 1894) and closed in 1968. Aubigny State School opened 24 January 1921 and closed about 27 October 1967. It was at 1309 Oakey Pittsworth Road (). The town was serviced by the

between 1915 and 1994. Tangkam State School opened on 26 November 1918. It closed on 22 January 1961. It was at 25 Brennan Road ().

Demographics

In the , the locality of Aubigny had a population of 386 people. In the , the locality of Aubigny had a population of 254 people. In the , the locality of Aubigny had a population of 283 people.

Education

There are no schools in Aubigny. The nearest government primary schools are Oakey State School in neighbouring

Oakey Oakey is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Museum of Army Aviation is located at Oakey Airport. In the , the locality of Oakey had a pop ...

to the north and Biddeston State School in neighbouring Biddeston to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School, also in Oakey.

Amenities

St John's Lutheran Church is at 2 Aubigny Crosshill Road (). It is part of the Australian Evangelican Lutheran Church.

References

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* Towns in Queensland Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland {{authority control