Surbiton, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Surbiton
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Horses at Surbiton Station in the Alpha district, near Longreach, ca. 1940.jpg
| caption = Horses at Surbiton Station, circa 1940
| coordinates = {{coord|-23.1386|146.6544|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}
| pop = 80
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| established =
| postcode = 4724
| area = 2171.5
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 66.5
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Alpha
| dist2 = 126
| dir2 = WSW
| location2 = Clermont
| dist3 = 206
| dir3 = ENE
| location3 = Barcaldine
| dist4 = 540
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Rockhampton
| dist5 = 1067
| dir5 = NW
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = Barcaldine Region
| stategov = Gregory
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Laglan
| near-ne = Clermont
| near-e = Quetta
| near-se = Beaufort
| near-s = Alpha
| near-sw = Hobartville
| near-w = Hobartville
| near-nw = Dunrobin
}}
Surbiton is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47097|Surbiton|locality in Barcaldine Region|accessdate=10 June 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Surbiton had a population of 80 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32726|name=Surbiton (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
On 22 November 2019, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Surbiton was incorporated into Alpha.{{Cite web|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions|title=Recent place name decisions|last=|first=|date=22 November 2019|website=|publisher=Queensland Government|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022094413/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions|archive-date=22 October 2019|access-date=2020-01-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1443970/18097-qpn1398-proposed.pdf|title=Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra|last=|first=|date=17 May 2019|website=|publisher=Queensland Government|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115095803/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1443970/18097-qpn1398-proposed.pdf|archive-date=15 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1461878/18097-qpn1398-decision.pdf|title=Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional Council: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra|last=|first=|date=17 May 2019|website=|publisher=Queensland Government|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115100755/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1461878/18097-qpn1398-decision.pdf|archive-date=15 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020}}
Geography
The Belyando River forms the north-western boundary of the locality. Native Companion Creek flows from the south-west (Alpha/Beaufort) through to the north of the locality where it becomes a tributary of the Belyando River.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=13 August 2019}}
The Alpha Clermont Road passes through the locality from the south (Alpha) to the north-west (Quetta).
The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History
The origin of the name is unclear but there has been a Surbiton pastoral run since at least 1866 when it was operated by William Killgour, who came to the colony of New South Wales from London in 1856.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20309868|title=CLERMONT.|date=6 October 1866|newspaper=The Queenslander|accessdate=14 August 2019|issue=36|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=I|page=8|via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1272111|title=Classified Advertising|date=1 August 1866|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|accessdate=14 August 2019|issue=2,656|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XXI|page=1|via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite web |url=https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/kilgour-william-24334 |title=Kilgour, William (1839-1903) |publisher=Obituries Australia |date=9 November 1903 |access-date=16 May 2023}} It may have been named for Surbiton in London.
Education
There are no schools in Surbiton. There is a primary and secondary school in neighbouring Alpha, but only to Year 10. For Years 11 and 12 of secondary schooling, the nearest schools are in Clermont, Barcaldine and Emerald. Boarding schools and distance education are other options.
References
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{{Barcaldine Region}}