Aubigny, Queensland
Aubigny is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Aubigny had a population of 283 people.
Geography
The former locality of Tangkam is in the northern part of Aubigny. It took its name from the Tangkam railway station on the Cecil Plains railway line. The name Tangkam is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning sour.The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the southern boundary, and the Oakey-Pittsworth Road passes through from north-east to south-west.
History
Town and suburban lots in Aubigny were offered for sale in September 1857.Crosshill State School opened on 9 August 1880 and closed in 1940. It was at 317 Ciesiolka Road.
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. On Sunday 22 September 1929, a new larger church was built with the 1886 church becoming the church hall.
Aubigny Post Office opened around September 1907 and closed in 1968.
Aubigny State School opened 24 January 1921 and closed about 27 October 1967. It was at 1309 Oakey Pittsworth Road.
The town was serviced by the Cecil Plains railway line between 1915 and 1994.
Tangkam State School opened on 26 November 1918. It closed on 22 January 1961. It was at 25 Brennan Road.
Demographics
In the, the locality of Aubigny had a population of 386 people.In the, the locality of Aubigny had a population of 254 people.
In the, the locality of Aubigny had a population of 283 people.