Townson 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 , Townson had a population of 52 people.

Geography

Townson is a mountainous area. It is bounded to the west by the ridge of the Mistake Mountains range and to the east by the ridge of the

Little Liverpool Range The Little Liverpool Range is a mountain range of the Scenic Rim and Lockyer Creek valley, part of the Great Dividing Range, which is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Location and features The range extends from th ...

. Mount Mistake () is part of the Mistake Mountains range in the north-west of the locality. It is above sea level. Grass Tree Knob () is a peak in the Little Liverpool Range in the east of the locality. It is . Laidley Creek rises in the south of the locality () and flows north along the valley between the two ranges, exiting at Thornton at . At this point the elevation is down to above sea level, considerably lower than the elevation of the western ridge line. Mulgowie Townson Road is the only access through the locality and runs from Thornton towards the south to the west of Laidley Creek. The land use along the valley floor along Laidley Creek is cropping. The more sloping land on the lower sides of the mountains are used for

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation. A part of the west of the locality (including Mount Mistake) is within the

Main Range National Park The Main Range is a mountain range and national park in Queensland, Australia, located predominantly in Tregony, Queensland, Tregony, Southern Downs Region, southwest of Brisbane. It is part of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Au ...

which extends into a number of neighbouring localities: East Haldon, Goomburra, Tarome, and Moorang.

History

The Townson Provisional School opened in 1895. The school closed in 1903 but reopened in 1907, later becoming Townson State School. The school closed on 27 January 1964. It was on the Mulgowie Townson Road at .

Demographics

In the , Townson had a population of 38 people. In the , Townson had a population of 52 people.

Education

There are no schools in Townson. The nearest primary school is Thornton State School in neighbouring Thornton to the north. The nearest secondary school is Laidley State High School in Laidley to the north.

References

{{Lockyer Valley Region Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland