Pilton is a rural town and

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in the Toowoomba Region,

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, Australia. It is south of the city of Toowoomba. In the , the locality of Pilton had a population of 71 people.

Geography

The terrain in the north and south of the locality is more mountainous and is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation. The terrain from the south-east to the north-west is within a valley through which Kings Creek flows from Upper Pilton through to Manapouri/ Ascot and is ultimately a tributary of the Condamine River, part of the Murray-Darling basin. The valley is used for cropping. The

Gatton–Clifton Road Gatton–Clifton Road is a continuous road route in the Lockyer Valley and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is signed as State Route 80. Gatton–Clifton Road (number 313) is a state-controlled road, part regiona ...

( State Route 80) also passes through the locality from the south-west ( Headington Hill) to the north-west ( Hirstglen).

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 rom 1851-9 It might have been named after Pilton,

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, England, an

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name with ''Pil'' meaning ''creek'' and ''ton'' meaning an ''enclosed homestead''. Pilton Post Office opened on 27 March 1878 (though a

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for some years) and closed in 1977. Pilton Provisional School opened in February 1884. It closed in 1908. Pilton State School opened on 3 November 1913. In the , 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. In the , the locality of Pilton had a population of 88 people. In the , the locality of Pilton had a population of 71 people.

Education

Pilton State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 24 Pilton Valley Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 18 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Pilton; the nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School in

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to the south-west.

Attractions

The Darling Downs Zoo is in the south-west corner of the locality.

Geography

History

Education

Attractions

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Further reading