Aubigny, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Aubigny Queensland
Fields along Oakey Crosshill Road, 2014
Aubigny Location in Queensland
Population	254 (2016 census)
• Density	4.425/km2 (11.46/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4401
Elevation	430 m (1,411 ft)
Area	57.4 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal Division(s)	Groom
Localities around Aubigny: Jondaryan Oakey Oakey Purrawunda Yargullen Aubigny Biddeston Motley Linthorpe Biddeston

Aubigny is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Aubigny had a population of 254 people.

History

Aubigny was at the centre of the Westbrook Homestead area. The town lots were offered for sale in the new town of Aubigny in December 1885, but only two lots were sold at that time, one to the Lutheran church and one to the Catholic church. St John's Lutheran Church opened in 1886 and is still operational.

St Johns Lutheran Church, 2014

Aubigny Post Office opened around September 1907 (a receiving office had been open since 1894) and closed in 1968.

Aubigny State School opened 24 January 1921 and closed about 1 December 1967.

The town was serviced by the Cecil Plains railway line between 1915 and 1994.

Tangkam

The former locality of Tangkam (27°28′59″S 151°40′00″E / 27.48306°S 151.66667°E / -27.48306; 151.66667 (Tangkam, Queensland)) is in the northern part of Aubigny. It took its name from the Tangkam railway station (27°28′28″S 151°40′21″E / 27.4745°S 151.6725°E / -27.4745; 151.6725 (Tangkam railway station)) on the Cecil Plains railway line. The name Tangkam is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning sour.

Road infrastructure

The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the southern boundary, and the Oakey-Pittsworth Road passes through from north-east to south-west.