The Summit, Queensland

The Summit Queensland
Granite Belt Drive (main street), The Summit, 2015
The Summit
Coordinates	28°34′32″S 151°57′02″E / 28.57556°S 151.95056°ECoordinates: 28°34′32″S 151°57′02″E / 28.57556°S 151.95056°E
Population	484 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	4377
Location	9.8 km (6 mi) N of Stanthorpe 51.3 km (32 mi) S of Warwick 208 km (129 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around The Summit: Pozieres Thulimbah New South Wales Pozieres The Summit Glen Niven Cannon Creek Applethorpe Applethorpe

The Summit is a town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1][2] In the 2011 census, The Summit had a population of 484 people.^[3]

History

Information board, The Summit, 2015

The town takes its name from The Summit railway station, which was so named because it was the highest point (923.5 metres (3,030 ft)) on the Southern railway line from Warwick to Wallangarra.^[4]

The Summit State School opened on 29 August 1921.^[5][6]

Geography

The Summit is predominantly farmland with some urban development surrounding the railway station. The New England Highway passes north-south through the town, running close to and parallel with the Southern railway line. Originally the highway was the main street of the town, but now the highway bypasses the town to the east. Cannon Creek forms the south-western border of the locality.^[7]

Amenities

The Summit Public Hall, 2015

The Summit Public Hall is on Granite Belt Drive opposite the railway station.

References

1. "The Summit (town) (entry 34150)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
2. "The Summit (locality) (entry 45992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "The Summit (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
4. "The Summit (railway station) (entry 34151)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
6. "Agency ID11258, The Summit State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

Further reading

• The Summit State School golden jubilee, 1921-1971, 1971

External links

• "Amiens, Thulimbah, Applethorpe District". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.