Mount Lofty, Queensland
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Mount Lofty is a residential
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on the north-eastern edge of the suburban area of
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, Australia. In the , Mount Lofty had a population of 3,825 people.


Geography

Jubilee Park, a large parkland and bushland area with numerous riding trails, forms the eastern part of the suburb. At the end of North Street is the peak of Mount Lofty, which features a garden and rainforest, a lookout, and the transmission tower for
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. Nearby is Toowoomba State High School (Mount Lofty Campus) and a rifle range used by Toowoomba Rifle Club, that is no longer in use.


History

Mount Lofty was formerly known as Tick Hill. There was a two-storey house called ''Longview'' on its crest, which was relocated from the Toowoomba CBD by Charles Cocks. The house was built for Cocks in the 1860s on the corner of Ruthven Street and Bridge Street. In 1904, Cocks had the house dismantled and rebuilt on the eastern end of North Street on a site, where it overlooked Toowoomba. After Cocks's death in 1916, the house was occupied by his daughter Eleanor Sophia (Polly) Cocks who operated it as a boarding house (advertising it as having the health benefit of "
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cured two days"). After her death in 1956, the house was demolished. A reservoir occupies the site today at 13 North Street (). Toowoomba State High School and Technical College opened on 12 May 1919, after the Department of Public Instruction took over the Toowoomba Technical College. In January 1962, it became Toowoomba State High School. On Saturday 14 August 1926, the Reverend William Goyen officially opened a Presbyterian Sunday School hall in Geoffrey Street, as an outreach of St Stephen's Presbyterian Church in Neil Street in the Toowoomba CBD. By 1927, it was being used for church services on a monthly basis and was known as the Geoffrey Street Presbyterian Church. In 1939, the hall was moved to a block on the south-east corner of Mary Street and Alford Street. On 12 November 1949, the foundation stone for the current church was laid by the Right Reverend William Frederick Mackenzie, the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland. On Saturday 26 July 1952, the new church was officially opened as St David's Presbyterian Church by the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland, the Right Reverend Malcolm McDermant. The old church remains on the site and is used as a hall.


Demographics

In the , Mount Lofty had a population of 3,775 people. In the , Mount Lofty had a population of 3,825 people.


Heritage listings

Mount Lofty has one heritage-listed site: * 6 Range Street (): Boyce Gardens


Education

Toowoomba State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Stuart Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 832 students with 76 teachers (69 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent). It includes a
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program. There is no primary school in Mount Lofty. The nearest government primary schools are Toowoomba East State School in neighbouring
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to the south and Harlaxton State School in neighbouring Harlaxton to the west.


Amenities

St David's Presbyterian Church is at 46 Mary Street (corner Alford Street, ). It is part of the
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. There are a number of parks in the area: * Bunya Park () * Harvey Park () * Mount Lofty Park () * Prince Henry Drive Park () * Warana Avenue Park () * Woodward Park ()


Attractions

Mount Lofty Lookout is at the eastern end of North Street near the reservoir where Longview House once stood ().


References


External links

{{Toowoomba Region Suburbs of Toowoomba Localities in Queensland