Bromelton, Queensland


Bromelton is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Bromelton had a population of 155 people.

History

Bromelton Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 and closed in 1938.
Bromelton Provisional School opened on 25 October 1880. On 1 January 1909 it became Bromelton State School. It closed on 1953.
Allen's Creek Provisional School opened on 4 October 1927 and closed on 18 September 1929. It was a railway camp school and provided schooling for children of workers building the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor. Allan's Creek crosses the railway line at the intersection of three present-day localities: Allenview, Bromelton and Gleneagle.

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.

Census Data

Bromelton has a population of 155 at the. The locality contains 58 households, in which 51.6% of the population are males and 48.4% of the population are females with a median age of 40, 2 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,771, $333 below the national average.
4.0% of Bromelton's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 66.4% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 33.6% of the population is not married. 28.8% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian, English and Irish, while the most common country of birth was Australia, and the most commonly spoken language at home was English. The most common nominated religions were Catholin, Anglican and No Religion. The most common occupation was a manager and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week.

Notable people