Tipton is a rural
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in the
Toowoomba Region
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In the , Tipton had a population of 37 people.
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Geography
The Condamine River
The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometres (3 ...
(North Branch) enters the locality in the south-east ( Nangwee) and the southern and south-western boundary of the locality loosely flows its meandering flow, until its confluence with the main branch of the Condamine River, after which the river forms the western and north-western boundary of the locality, before exiting to the north-west ( Springvale / St Ruth).Dalby–Cecil Plains Road
Dalby–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Western Downs and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Dalby–Cecil Plains Road (number 325) is a state-controlled regional road.
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enters the locality from the north ( St Ruth) and exits to the west (Cecil Plains
Cecil Plains is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cecil Plains had a population of 380 people.
Geography
Cecil Plains is in the Darling Downs ...
).grazing
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on native vegetation.
History
The locality was named after a small village in England.[
Tipton Provisional School opened on 4 August 1884. It closed circa 1898 due to insufficient student numbers, but had reopened by 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Tipton State School. It closed on 31 October 1911. In 1919, tenders were called for the sale and removal of the school building In 1928, local people began to campaign for a school, resulting in the purchase of a site and the relocation of the Edgefield State School building from Irvingdale. Tipton State School re-opened on 1 April 1929. It closed permanently on 19 September 1948.]
Demographics
In the , Tipton had a population of 39 people.
Education
There are no schools in Tipton. The nearest government school is Cecil Plains State School (Prep to Year 9) in Cecil Plains
Cecil Plains is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cecil Plains had a population of 380 people.
Geography
Cecil Plains is in the Darling Downs ...
to the south-west. For schooling to Year 12, the nearest government school is Dalby State High School in Dalby to the north.
References
Further reading
* — includes Tipton, Branch View, Haselmere and Nangwee Schools
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Localities in Queensland