The Summit is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of The Summit had a population of 436 people. The locality borders

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Geography

The Summit is predominantly farmland with some urban development surrounding the railway station. The

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passes north-south through the town, running close to and parallel with the Southern railway line. Originally the highway was the main street of the town, but now the highway bypasses the town to the east. Cannon Creek forms the south-western border of the locality.

History

The town takes its name from The Summit railway station, which was so named because it was the highest point () on the Southern railway line from

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined wit ...

to Wallangarra. The Summit State School opened on 29 August 1921. The Summit Methodist Church opened on Wednesday 18 August 1915. Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became The Summit Uniting Church. It closed on 18 November 2017. It was at 9 Church Road (). The church building is still extant, but has been converted into a house. On Sunday 28 November 1926, St John's Anglican Church was officially opened and dedicated by Reverend Canon David Garland. The Seventh-Day Adventist Church opened in 1989.

Demographics

In the , the locality of The Summit had a population of 484 people. In the , the locality of The Summit had a population of 409 people. In the , the locality of The Summit had a population of 436 people.

Education

The Summit State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 34 Taggart's Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in The Summit. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in

Stanthorpe Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stant ...

to the south.

Amenities

The Summit Public Hall is at 101 Granite Belt Drive () opposite the railway station. St John's Anglican Church is at 7 Teale Road (). It is part of the Stanthorpe Parish within the

Anglican Diocese of Brisbane The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, also known as Anglican Church Southern Queensland, is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The diocesan bishop's seat is at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. The diocese stretches from the south-eastern coastl ...

. The Summit Seventh Day Adventist Church is at 25 Church Road ().

References

External links

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Town map of The Summit, 1977
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