Athol, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Athol
| city = Toowoomba Region
| state = qld
| image = Fields at Athol.jpg
| caption = Fields along Biddeston Southbrook Road, 2014
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.6194|151.7702|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}
| pop = 139
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4350
| area = 26.5
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 16.5
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Harristown
| dist2 = 19.6
| dir2 = NE
| location2 = Pittsworth
| dist3 = 20.5
| dir3 = WSW
| location3 = Toowoomba CBD
| dist4 = 155
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Condamine
| fedgov = Groom
| near-n = Biddeston
| near-ne = Westbrook
| near-e = Westbrook
| near-se = Wyreema
| near-s = Umbiram
| near-sw = Southbrook
| near-w = Biddeston
| near-nw = Biddeston
}}
Athol is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47885|Athol|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=5 November 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Athol had a population of 139 people.
Geography
The Gore Highway passes through Athol, with an intersection of the following road segments in the locality. To the north-east the Gore Highway is now part of the Toowoomba Bypass, while to the east is the former Gore Highway alignment, now known as the Toowoomba Athol Road (A139). To the south-west is the unchanged portion of the Gore Highway.{{cite web|url=http://www.treasury.qld.gov.au/projects-queensland/projects/toowoomba-range-crossing/tsrc-fact-sheet.pdf |title=Toowoomba Second Range Crossing - Project Fact Sheet |author=Queensland Treasury and Trade |date=28 January 2014 |publisher=Projects Queensland |access-date=5 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105051021/http://www.treasury.qld.gov.au/projects-queensland/projects/toowoomba-range-crossing/tsrc-fact-sheet.pdf |archive-date=5 November 2014 }}
History
Westbrook Provisional School opened on 25 July 1887. In 1903, it was renamed Athol Provisional School and became Athol State School on 1 October 1910. It closed on 20 July 1962.{{Cite QSA Agency|6098|Athol State School|3 April 2014}}{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=2 April 2014}} It was located on the north-east corner of Athol School Road and Berghofer Road ({{Coord|-27.6043|151.7504|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Athol State School (former)}}).{{Cite web|date=1932|title=Parish of Westbrook sheet 1|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-westbrook-sh1-1932.jpg|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326085745/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-westbrook-sh1-1932.jpg |archive-date=26 March 2021 }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=26 March 2021}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Athol had a population of 277 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30066 |name=Athol|accessdate=2 April 2014|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Athol had a population of 134 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30097|name=Athol (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Athol had a population of 139 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30097|name=Athol (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Athol. The nearest government primary schools are Biddeston State School in neighbouring Biddeston to the north-west, Westbrook State School in neighbouring Westbrook to the east, and Wyreema State School in neighbouring Wyreema to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the south-west and Harristown State High School in Harristown to the north-east.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
References
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Further reading
- {{Citation | author1=Newton, Harold | title=Accent on Athol | publication-date=1998 | publisher=Harold Newton | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32556596 | access-date=21 May 2014 }}
- {{Citation | author1=Shaw, Richard | author2=Shaw, Elizabeth | author3=Bunker's Hill State School Centenary Committee | title=Bunkers Hill State School Centenary 1899-1999 : incorporating histories of Athol State School 1887-1962, Westbrook State School 1910-1969, Couper Memorial School 1946-1948, Westbrook Training Centre 1900-1994 | publication-date=1999 | publisher=Bunker's Hill State School Centenary Committee | isbn=978-0-646-37037-8 }}
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