Charlton, Queensland


Charlton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia, located west from the Toowoomba city centre off the Warrego Highway. In the, Charlton had a population of 120 people.

Geography

The Western railway line marks the northern boundary of the locality, while the southern boundary roughly follows Dry Creek. The higher of the two peaks of Gowrie Mountain is in the far west of the locality while the second lower peak is in the neighbouring locality of Gowrie Mountain.
The Warrego Highway passes through the locality from east to west. The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing road will intersect the highway with a major interchange in Charlton.

History

Gowrie Estate Provisional School opened on 4 July 1898, becoming Gowrie Estate State School on 1 January 1909. In November 1915, it was renamed Charlton State School. It was located at 10834 Warrego Highway. As at 2010, it had an enrolment of 40 children, organised into two classes with 6 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff. It closed on 31 December 2013.