Place:Drayton, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

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NameDrayton
TypeSuburb
Coordinates27.6°S 151.915°E
Located inToowoomba, Queensland, Australia
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Drayton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Drayton had a population of 1,710 people.[1]

Drayton is at the outer southwestern edge of Toowoomba. It was first substantial settlement on the Darling Downs, initially being established in 1842. The nearby township of Toowoomba expanded more rapidly than Drayton, and in the 1860s the centre of population shifted to Toowoomba, leaving Drayton as a southwestern suburb.

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