| Drayton Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking towards Drayton from Mount Peel | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°35′58″S 151°54′22″E / 27.5994°S 151.9061°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,813 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 172.7/km2 (447.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1842 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Drayton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Drayton had a population of 1,813 people.[1]
Drayton is at the outer southwestern edge of Toowoomba. It was first substantial settlement on the Darling Downs, initially being established in 1842.[3] The nearby township of Toowoomba expanded more rapidly than Drayton, and in the 1860s the centre of population shifted to Toowoomba, leaving Drayton as a southwestern suburb.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Drayton – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47931)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Drayton and Drayton Shire". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.