Wilsonton is an urban
locality
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in the
Toowoomba Region
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyo ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Wilsonton had a population of 5,891 people.
Geography
Wilsonton is located west of the
Toowoomba central business district.
History
The suburb, officially named in 1981, is believed to honour James T. Wilson, an 1870s businessman and supporter of the Toowoomba Agricultural Society. The suburb was amended in 2006 after the gazettal of
Wilsonton Heights as a separate suburb.
Facilities
The suburb contains
Toowoomba City Aerodrome
Toowoomba City Aerodrome is an airport located northwest from the CBD of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Toowoomba City Aerodrome is both licensed and certified. The aerodrome is owned and operated by Toowoomba Regional Council. Being cer ...
and an industrial area in the south-west corner delimited by Taylor Street and Boundary Street.
Education
The suburb contains two State Primary schools and one Catholic Primary school. The schools are:
* Wilsonton State School (1894)
* Fairview Heights State School (1995)
* Sacred Heart Primary School (1968)
References
External links
Suburb profile
{{Toowoomba Region
Suburbs of Toowoomba
Localities in Queensland