Linthorpe is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Linthorpe had a population of 416 people.

Geography

Linthorpe is on the

Darling Downs The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generally ...

. The

Gore Highway The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne to Brisbane link. It is signed as Nat ...

marks the southern boundary of Linthorpe.

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 northern boundary, and the Oakey-Pittsworth Road runs along the north-western. Linthorpe has the following mountains: * Dummies Mountain () * Majuba Hill () * Mount Haystack ()

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. It was at 1190 Stoneleigh Road ().

Demographics

In the , Linthorpe had a population of 440 people. In the , Linthorpe had a population of 416 people.

Education

There are no schools in Linthorpe. The nearest government primary schools are: * Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the west * Biddeston State School in neighbouring Biddeston to the north-east * Southbrook State School in neighbouring Southbrook to the east * Pittsworth State School in neighbouring Pittsworth to the south The nearest government secondary schools are Oakey State High School in

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 Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the south.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland