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Bromelton Queensland |
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| Coordinates | 27°59′S 152°56′E / 27.983°S 152.933°ECoordinates: 27°59′S 152°56′E / 27.983°S 152.933°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 307 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4285 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Beaudesert | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Forde | ||||||||||||
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Bromelton is a rural locality in the local government area of Scenic Rim Region in southern Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Bromelton and the surrounding area had a population of 307.
Bromelton Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open by 1883) and closed in 1938.
The town has a crossing loop on the Sydney to Brisbane standard gauge line. Bromelton station was served by a northbound XPT service to Roma Street and a southbound service to Sydney until it closed in 1994.
In 2016 SCT Logistics commenced building a transport hub. It will open in January 2017. The Australian Rail Track Corporation has also purchased land in Bromleton.