Ellinthorp, Queensland
| Ellinthorp Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Ellinthorp | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°02′53″S 151°55′19″E / 28.0480°S 151.9219°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 19 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.59/km2 (14.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4362 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Ellinthorp is a rural town and a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Ellinthorp had a population of 19 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
Dalrymple Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality and the South Western railway line forms the eastern boundary with the Ellinthorp railway station serving the town, which is immediately west of the station.[4]
Contrary to the Queensland Government's normal rules that no locality should be an "island" within another locality,[5] Ellinthorp is completely surrounded by the locality of Talgai.[4]
The town is no longer populated.[6]
History[edit]
The township was known as Talgai before it was renamed Ellinthorp on 19 March 1931.[2] The name Ellinthorp presumably comes from the Ellinthorp railway station, which was originally named Dalrymple after Dalrymple Creek, but which was renamed Ellinthorp on 28 January 1916 after the Tasmanian home of pastoralist brothers Charles George Henry Carr Clark and George John Edwin Clark of Talgai.[7] Although there are over 100 town lots in the town plan, many have not been developed while others are used for farming,[4] suggesting Ellinthorp was intended to be a more populous town.[4]
In the 2016 census, Ellinthorp had a population of 19 people.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ellinthorp (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Ellinthorp – town in Southern Downs Region (entry 46014)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Ellinthorp – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45924)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "How places are named: Defining boundaries and extent: Locality boundaries". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Ellinthorp – town in Southern Downs Region (entry 46014)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Ellinthorp – railway station in Southern Downs Region (entry 11542)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
