Kleinton, Queensland

Kleinton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Kleinton had a population of 2,205 people.^[1]

Kleinton Queensland
Charmaine Court, 2014
Kleinton
Coordinates	27.4188°S 151.955°E / -27.4188; 151.955 (Kleinton (centre of locality))
Population	2,205 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	155.3/km2 (402.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	2.2 km (1 mi) N of Highfields 16.9 km (11 mi) N of Toowoomba CBD 145 km (90 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine Toowoomba North
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Kleinton: Groomsville Groomsville Geham Meringandan Kleinton Cabarlah Meringandan Highfields Cabarlah

Geography

Kleinton is on the Darling Downs.^[3]

The area contains three bands of separate land use types. In the south rural residential blocks have been established as an extension of the urban sprawl of Highfields to the south. The central area remain vegetated and undeveloped. The northern boundary is aligned with the southern extent of Cooby Dam. This area remains undeveloped but has been cleared of vegetation.^[4]

History

Kleinton State School, 1910

The locality was named after early selector Michael Klein who was shot dead at Highfields in February 1870 by James Alexander Herlich following a dispute.^[2][5][6]

The Crows Nest railway line, which operated between 1883 and 1961, had a stop at Kleinton.

Kleinton State School opened on 20 February 1911 on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site donated by the Brazier family who also owned the local brickworks.The school is believed to be Queensland's oldest one-teacher school built with brick. The school closed in December 1970.^[7] In 1975, the Amaroo Environmental Education Centre opened in the former school building.^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kleinton had a population of 1,617 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Kleinton had a population of 2,205 people.^[1]

Education

Amaroo Environmental Education Centre, operating from the old Kleinton State School

Amaroo Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 90 Kleinton School Road (27.4249°S 151.9453°E / -27.4249; 151.9453 (Amaroo Environmental Education Centre)).^[10][11]

There are no primary or secondary schools in Kleinton. The nearest government primary schools are Highfields State School in neighbouring Highfields to the south, Meringandan State School in Meringandan West to the west, and Geham State School in neighbouring Geham to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields.^[12]