Clifton, Queensland

Clifton, Queensland
Clifton
Queensland
Old Clifton Dairy.jpg
Old Clifton Dairy, 2007
Clifton is located in Queensland
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Clifton
Population: 1,067[1]
Postcode: 4361
Location:
LGA: Toowoomba Region
State District: Condamine
Federal Division: Maranoa

Coordinates: 27°55′S 151°54′E / 27.917°S 151.9°E / -27.917; 151.9

Clifton war memorial.

Clifton is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The lands around the town was first settled by Europeans in 1840. At the 2006 census, Clifton had a population of 1,067.[1]

Bange's Airfield, six kilometres west of Clifton, is a thriving center for ultralight aircraft, and home to the Lone Eagle Flying School and the Darling Downs Sport Aircraft Association Inc. Boab trees are an important cultural heritage feature, particularly alongside the main street.

The town is situated just west of the New England Highway, about 50 kilometres south of Toowoomba and 150km west of Brisbane.

Education

Clifton State High School[1] is a Queensland public secondary school[2] serving the needs of the town of Clifton and surrounding rural districts.

Clifton garage.
Vitruvian scroll tile, main street, Clifton.
  • 28 January 1964 Clifton Secondary Department commenced (with the new School Year)
  • 1966 declared a High School.


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