Athol, Queensland

Athol is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Athol had a population of 139 people.

Geography

The Gore Highway passes through Athol, with an intersection of the following road segments in the locality. To the north-east the Gore Highway is now part of the Toowoomba Bypass, while to the east is the former Gore Highway alignment, now known as the Toowoomba Athol Road. To the south-west is the unchanged portion of the Gore Highway.

Westbrook Provisional School opened on 25 July 1887. In 1903, it was renamed Athol Provisional School and became Athol State School on 1 October 1910. It closed on 20 July 1962. It was located on the north-east corner of Athol School Road and Berghofer Road.

In the, Athol had a population of 277 people.
In the, Athol had a population of 134 people.
In the, Athol had a population of 139 people.

There are no schools in Athol. The nearest government primary schools are Biddeston State School in neighbouring Biddeston to the north-west, Bunker's Hill State School in neighbouring Westbrook to the east, and Wyreema State School in neighbouring Wyreema to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the south-west and Harristown State High School in Harristown to the north-east.