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Quick facts for kids The Summit Queensland
Granite Belt Drive (main street), The Summit, 2015
The Summit Location in Queensland
Population	436 (2021 census)
• Density	26.42/km2 (68.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4377
Elevation	923.5 m (3,030 ft)
Area	16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	10.0 km (6 mi) NNE of Stanthorpe 50.6 km (31 mi) SSE of Warwick 134 km (83 mi) S of Toowoomba 208 km (129 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
Localities around The Summit: Pozieres Thulimbah Maryland (NSW) Pozieres The Summit Glen Niven Cannon Creek Applethorpe Applethorpe

The Summit is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of The Summit had a population of 436 people.

The locality borders New South Wales.

Geography

The Summit is predominantly farmland with some urban development surrounding the railway station. The New England Highway passes north-south through the town, running close to and parallel with the Southern railway line. Originally the highway was the main street of the town, but now the highway bypasses the town to the east. Cannon Creek forms the south-western border of the locality.

History

Information board, The Summit, 2015

The town takes its name from The Summit railway station, which was so named because it was the highest point (923.5 metres (3,030 ft)) on the Southern railway line from Warwick to Wallangarra.

The Summit State School opened on 29 August 1921.

The Summit Methodist Church opened on Wednesday 18 August 1915. Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became The Summit Uniting Church. It closed on 18 November 2017. It was at 9 Church Road (28°34′38″S 151°56′57″E / 28.5773°S 151.9491°E / -28.5773; 151.9491 (The Summit Methodist Church (former))). The church building is still extant, but has been converted into a house.

On Sunday 28 November 1926, St John's Anglican Church was officially opened and dedicated by Reverend Canon David Garland.

The Seventh-Day Adventist Church opened in 1989.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of The Summit had a population of 484 people.

In the 2016 census, the locality of The Summit had a population of 409 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of The Summit had a population of 436 people.

Education

The Summit State School, 2021

The Summit State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Taggart's Road (28°34′44″S 151°57′19″E / 28.5790°S 151.9552°E / -28.5790; 151.9552 (The Summit State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in The Summit. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the south.

Amenities

The Summit Public Hall, 2015

The Summit Public Hall is at 101 Granite Belt Drive (28°34′28″S 151°56′56″E / 28.5745°S 151.9490°E / -28.5745; 151.9490 (The Summit Public Hall)) opposite the railway station.

St John's Anglican Church is at 7 Teale Road (28°34′27″S 151°56′54″E / 28.5741°S 151.9484°E / -28.5741; 151.9484 (St John's Anglican Church)). It is part of the Stanthorpe Parish within the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane.

The Summit Seventh Day Adventist Church is at 25 Church Road (28°34′38″S 151°56′51″E / 28.5773°S 151.9475°E / -28.5773; 151.9475 (Seventh Day Adventist Church)).