Motley is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Toowoomba Region,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Motley had a population of 9 people.
Geography
Motley is on the
Darling Downs.
Road infrastructure
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 Roa ...
runs along the northern boundary.
History
The locality takes its name from a former railway station, which in turn was assigned on 5 August 1915 by the
Queensland Railways Department
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...
derived from the parish name.
[
Motley State School opened on 14 August 1922 and closed on 14 July 1936.]
References
External links
{{Toowoomba Region
Toowoomba Region
Localities in Queensland