Middle Ridge, Queensland

Middle Ridge Toowoomba, Queensland
Population:	5704(2006 census)[1]
Postcode:	4350
Coordinates:	27°36′29″S 151°58′08″E / 27.608°S 151.969°E / -27.608; 151.969Coordinates: 27°36′29″S 151°58′08″E / 27.608°S 151.969°E / -27.608; 151.969
Area:	6.7 km² (2.6 sq mi)
Location:	6 km (4 mi) SSE of Toowoomba
LGA:	Toowoomba Region
State District:	Toowoomba South
Federal Division:	Groom
Suburbs around Middle Ridge: Kearneys Spring Centenary Heights Rangeville Kearneys Spring Middle Ridge Silver Ridge Kearneys Spring Preston Upper Flagstone

Middle Ridge is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the city centre.

Middle Ridge was named in the 1860s, as the area between East and West Creeks where the teamsters who camped at Toowoomba turned their teams loose to graze.^[2]

The suburb contains a primary school, Middle Ridge State School. Several sporting facilities are also located in Middle Ridge: the Echo Valley Motor Sport Complex (home to the Toowoomba Auto Club and Toowoomba Motocross Club), the Valleys rugby league club, and Toowoomba Golf Course.^[3]

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Middle Ridge (Toowoomba City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC36693&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
2. ^ Department of Environment and Resource Management. "Place name details — Middle Ridge". http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/details.php?id=41695. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
3. ^ Brisway Publishing (2008). Brisway: Greater Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Toowoomba. p. Map T261. ISBN 978-0-909439-30-9.