Kingsthorpe is a rural town and
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in the
Toowoomba Region
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,
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, Australia.
In the , the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 2,159 people.
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Geography
Kingsthorpe is on the Darling Downs
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, north-west of the Toowoomba CBD
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and west of the state capital, Brisbane
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.
Kingsthorpe railway station on the Western railway line serves the town ().
History
The town was named after pastoralist brothers Colonel Henry Venn King and George Beresford King, of the Gowrie pastoral property.Bishop
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William Webber. It was located on a piece of land near the railway station, donated by Mr Foland. It was built by Mr Maag and was and could seat 150 people. In 1905 it was relocated to Kingsthorpe where it was re-consecrated at St Gregory's by Archbishop
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St Clair Donaldson on 20 October 1905. The church was closed circa 1982.
Gowrie Mountain Provisional School opened on 30 May 1901, becoming Gowrie Mountain State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1967. It was on a site at 95 Gowrie Mountain School Road (), formerly within Gowrie Mountain but now within Kingsthorpe.Shire of Rosalie
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until 2008, when the shire was amalgamated into the new Toowoomba Region
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local government area.
Demographics
In the , the locality of Kingsthorpe had a population of 1,820 people.
Education
Kingsthorpe State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 50 Goombungee Road ().Oakey
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, Highfields, and Wilsonton Heights (in Toowoomba
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).
Amenities
Library services in Kingsthorpe are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library
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service. The van visits Kingsthorpe State School and Kingsthorpe Village Green every Wednesday.
Kingsthorpe features a number of parks with recreation areas, play equipment, and amenities, including Rosalie Walk, Settlers Park, Village Green, and Stoney Ridge Park. The Recreational Reserve has a large sporting oval, tennis courts, picnic facilities with an electric barbeque, and a clubhouse with a canteen and amenities.
The Kingsthorpe branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association
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meets at 2 Gowrie Street (beside the Kingsthorpe and District Memorial Hall).
Attractions
Mount Kingsthorpe Bushland Reserve is on a hill in the south-east of the locality (). Rising to , there are expansive views from the top.
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Towns in Queensland
Towns in the Darling Downs
Toowoomba Region
Shire of Rosalie
Localities in Queensland