Ballard is a rural

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in the

Lockyer Valley Region The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. The region is located between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba, and is bordered by the Somerset and Southern Downs ...

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, Australia. In the , Ballard had a population of 167 people.

Geography

Ballard is located east from the

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

city centre.

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passes through the northwest corner.

History

The locality, historically known as ''Ballaroo'', is named for Robert Ballard, a railway engineer for Peto, Brassey and Betts who oversaw the construction of the main range section of the Ipswich–Toowoomba railway. In December 1885, "The Highfields Estate" made up of 147 allotments was advertised for sale by Arthur Martin & Co. Despite the use of the Highfields name, the estate is not within present day Highfields but is predominantly within present day Ballard with small areas in Blue Mountain Heights and Murphys Creek. A map advertising the land sale illustrates the location of the estate in proximity to the "S & W Railway line" and the Highfields railway station (now known as Spring Bluff railway station) and shows town allotments in the area of the intersection of Valley View Road and Hanleys Road (). The map describes the estate as the "Sanatorium and Garden of Queensland".

Demographics

At the , tBallard had a population of 355 people. In the , Ballard had a population of 151 people. In the , Ballard had a population of 167 people.

Heritage listings

Ballard has a number of

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sites, including: * north of Toowoomba: Swansons Rail Bridge

Education

There are no schools in Ballard. The nearest government primary schools are Harlaxton State School in neighbouring

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to the south, Withcott State School in neighbouring Withcott to the east, and Murphys Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are

Toowoomba State High School Toowoomba State High School (TSHS) is a co-educational state high school located in Mount Lofty, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. TSHS was established in 1919. The school catered for approximately 840 students (2015) in years seven to twelve. ...

in neighbouring

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to the south-east and

Centenary Heights State High School Centenary Heights State High School is a State High School located in the suburb of Centenary Heights in Toowoomba, Queensland, with an enrolment of around 1700 students (2020) and was one of Queensland's leading high schools with 11 OP's 1 ...

in Centenary Heights to the south.

References

External links

{{Lockyer Valley Region Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland