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Elphinstone, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

Elphinstone is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Elphinstone had a population of 60 people.

History

The locality's name was originally a railway station name, called after pioneer Darling Downs pastoralist Ernest George Beck Elphinstone Dalrymple related to Patrick Leslie of Canning Downs and Goomburra.

Elphinstone Provisional School opened on 28 May 1888. On 1 January 1909, it became Elphinstone State School. It closed temporarily in 1922, but soon re-opened. It closed permanently in 1963. It was at 519 Dungannon Road ().

Demographics

In the , Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.

In the , Elphinstone had a population of 60 people.

Education

There are no schools in Elphinstone. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Clifton State School and Clifton State High School respectively, both in neighbouring Clifton to the north.

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