Felton | |||||||||||||
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 Farms along Southbrook Road, 2014 | |||||||||||||
  Felton | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:27°44′57″S151°44′14″E / 27.7491°S 151.7372°E /-27.7491; 151.7372 (Felton (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 172.9 km2 (66.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 267 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.544/km2 (4.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4358 | ||||||||||||
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Felton is a rurallocality in theToowoomba Region,Queensland, Australia.[3] In the2021 census, Felton had a population of 267 people.[2]
Hodgson Creek flows across the area and forms part of the southwest boundary.[4]
Felton East is a neighbourhood (27°48′00″S151°46′00″E / 27.8°S 151.7666°E /-27.8; 151.7666 (Felton East (neighbourhood))).[5]
Felton has the following mountains:
The nameFelton is taken from a pastoral run, which was named by pastoralist Charles Mallard, after his birthplace in England.[3]
In 1877, 7,800 acres (3,200 ha) were resumed from the Felton pastoral run and offered for selection on 17 April 1877.[9]
Mount Kent State School opened on 14 May 1883 and closed in 1959.[10] It was on Ted Mengel Road (27°50′41″S151°49′45″E / 27.8446°S 151.8292°E /-27.8446; 151.8292 (Mount Kent State School (former))).[11][12]
Nunkulla State School opened in 1912 and closed in 1959.[10] It was at 34 Nunkulla Road (27°46′45″S151°47′16″E / 27.77930°S 151.78772°E /-27.77930; 151.78772 (Nunkulla State School (former))).[11][12]
East Felton State School opened in October 1921 and closed in 1967.[10] It was at 2981 Toowoomba Karara Road (27°49′00″S151°45′28″E / 27.81674°S 151.75785°E /-27.81674; 151.75785 (East Felton State School (former))).[11][12]
Felton Hall was built in 1931. In 2015 a new hall was built by relocating a building from St Anthony's Catholic School inHarristown,Toowoomba.[13]
In the2016 census, Felton had a population of 276 people.[14]
In the2021 census, Felton had a population of 267 people.[2]
There are no schools in Felton. The nearest government primary schools are:
The nearest government secondary schools are:
Felton Hall is at 2775 Toowoomba Karara Road (27°48′06″S151°46′17″E / 27.8018°S 151.7713°E /-27.8018; 151.7713 (Felton Hall)).[13][15]
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