Broughton, Queensland
# Broughton, Queensland

Broughton is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Broughton had a population of 726 people.

## Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the Flinders Highway, to the east by the Burdekin River, and to the south by the Broughton River.

The Great Northern railway passes through the locality, entering from the north-east (Dotswood) across the Burdekin River and exits to the west (Queenton). Sellheim railway station serves the locality (20°00′33″S 146°24′54″E﻿ / ﻿20.0093°S 146.4151°E﻿ / -20.0093; 146.4151﻿ (Sellheim railway station)).

## History

Broughton Road Provisional School opened circa 1895 and closed circa 1896.

Broughton Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Broughton State School. It closed in 1930.

In the 2016 census, Broughton had a population of 726 people.

## Facilities

Sellheim Cemetery is on the south side of junction of the Flinders Highway with Harthorpe Road (20°00′34″S 146°24′05″E﻿ / ﻿20.0095°S 146.4014°E﻿ / -20.0095; 146.4014﻿ (Sellheim Cemetery)).

