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Bromelton, Queensland

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Population
  
307 (2011 census)

LGA(s)
  
Scenic Rim Region

Bromelton
  
Beaudesert

Federal division
  
Division of Forde

Postcode(s)
  
4285

State electorate(s)
  
Beaudesert

Postal code
  
4285

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Location
  
74 km (46 mi) S of Brisbane 8 km (5 mi) W of Beaudesert

Bromelton is a rural locality in the local government area of Scenic Rim Region in southern Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Bromelton and the surrounding area had a population of 307.

Contents

Map of Bromelton QLD 4285, Australia

History

Bromelton Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open by 1883) and closed in 1938.

Transport

The town has a crossing loop on the Sydney to Brisbane standard gauge line. Bromelton station was served by a northbound XPT service to Roma Street and a southbound service to Sydney until it closed in 1994.

Transport hub

In 2016 SCT Logistics commenced building a transport hub. It will open in January 2017. The Australian Rail Track Corporation has also purchased land in Bromleton.

Notable people

  • Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior, born in Bromelton, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

    • References

    Bromelton, Queensland Wikipedia
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