Broughton, Queensland

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Suburb of Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
20°05′52″S 146°19′32″E / 20.0977°S 146.3255°E / -20.0977; 146.3255 (Broughton (centre of locality))Population714 (2021 census)[1] • Density2.5194/km2 (6.525/sq mi)Postcode(s)4820Area283.4 km2 (109.4 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 6.0 km (4 mi) SE of Charters Towers CBD
  • 140 km (87 mi) SW of Townsville
  • 1,312 km (815 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Charters Towers RegionState electorate(s)TraegerFederal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Broughton:
Columbia
Queenton		 Breddan Dotswood
Millchester
Mosman Park		 Broughton Ravenswood
Black Jack Seventy Mile Seventy Mile

Broughton is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Broughton had a population of 714 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Flinders Highway, to the east by the Burdekin River, and to the south by the Broughton River.[3]

The Great Northern railway passes through the locality, entering from the north-east (Dotswood) across the Burdekin River and exits to the west (Queenton).[3] Sellheim railway station serves the locality (20°00′33″S 146°24′54″E / 20.0093°S 146.4151°E / -20.0093; 146.4151 (Sellheim railway station)).[4]

History

Broughton Road Provisional School opened circa 1895 and closed circa 1896.[5]

Broughton Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Broughton State School. It closed in 1930.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Broughton had a population of 726 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Broughton had a population of 714 people.[1]

Facilities

Sellheim Cemetery is on the south side of junction of the Flinders Highway with Harthorpe Road (20°00′34″S 146°24′05″E / 20.0095°S 146.4014°E / -20.0095; 146.4014 (Sellheim Cemetery)).[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Broughton (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Broughton – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Broughton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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