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Wilsonton
ToowoombaQueensland
Wilsonton is located in Queensland
Wilsonton
Wilsonton
Location in Queensland
Population 5,955 (2016 census)
 • Density 1,103/km2 (2,860/sq mi)
Established 1880s
Postcode(s) 4350
Area 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Location 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Toowoomba
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Toowoomba North
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Wilsonton:
Cotswold Hills Cranley Wilsonton Heights
Torrington Wilsonton Rockville
Torrington Glenvale Newtown

Wilsonton is an urban locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wilsonton had a population of 5,955 people.

History

The suburb, officially named in 1981, is believed to honour James T. Wilson, an 1870s businessman and supporter of the Toowoomba Agricultural Society. The suburb was amended in 2006 after the gazettal of Wilsonton Heights as a separate suburb.

Facilities

The suburb contains Toowoomba Airport and an industrial area in the south-west corner delimited by Taylor Street and Boundary Street.

Education

The suburb contains two State Primary schools and one Catholic Primary school. The schools are:

  • Wilsonton State School (1894)
  • Fairview Heights State School (1995)
  • Sacred Heart Primary School (1968)
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