Middle Ridge, Queensland
| Middle Ridge Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°36′29″S 151°58′08″E / 27.608°S 151.969°ECoordinates: 27°36′29″S 151°58′08″E / 27.608°S 151.969°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 6,561 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 979/km2 (2,536/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Toowoomba | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Toowoomba South | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||
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Middle Ridge is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the city centre. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 6,561.[1]
Middle Ridge was named in the 1860s, as the area between East and West Creeks where the teamsters who camped at Toowoomba turned their teams loose to graze.[2]
The suburb contains a primary school, Middle Ridge State School. Several sporting facilities are also located in Middle Ridge: the Echo Valley Motor Sport Complex (home to the Toowoomba Auto Club and Toowoomba Motocross Club), the Valleys rugby league club, and Toowoomba Golf Club.[3]
Entrance building to Gabbinbar homestead, 2014
Middle Ridge is home to the heritage-listed Gabbinbar homestead.
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Middle Ridge (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Middle Ridge (entry 41695)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ↑ Brisway Publishing (2008). Brisway: Greater Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Toowoomba. p. Map T261. ISBN 978-0-909439-30-9.
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