Ascot is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Ascot had a population of 106 people.

Geography

Ascot is on the

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. Its southern boundary follows Kings Creek, a tributary of the

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. The area is heavily developed for agriculture except for elevated areas in the east. Mount Sibley is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (), presumably taking its name from the nearby mountain of the same name in neighbouring East Greenmount. The mountain was named after James Sibley, a pastoralist and publican, who leased the Clifton pastoral run in the early 1840s.

History

Mount Sibley Provisional School opened in 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Sibley State School. It closed circa 1952. The school was located at 565 Mount Silbley Road ().

Demographics

In the , Ascot had a population of 31 people. In the , Ascot had a population of 106 people.

Education

There are no schools in Ascot. The nearest primary school is Pilton State School in neighbouring Pilton to the south-east, Emu Creek State School in neighbouring East Greenmount to the north-west and Nobby State School in neighbouring

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to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-west.

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