Middleton

Middleton is a rural locality in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia.

Middleton is a rural locality in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Middleton had a population of 9 people.

European exploration of the Middleton area began with explorer John McKinlay's expedition in search of the missing Burke and Wills expedition in 1862. McKinlay named a watercourse in the area Middleton Creek after his second-in-charge Thomas Middleton.The Middleton Hotel was established at the creek crossing as a Cobb & Co changing station on the route between Winton and Boulia.Middleton Provisional School opened on 1908 and closed on 1913. Another Middleton Provisional School opened in 1937 and closed circa 1943.Middleton Post Office opened by March 1916 (a receiving office had been open from 1889) and closed in 1968.At the 2006 census, Middleton and the surrounding area had a population of 121.In the 2016 census Middleton had a population of 9 people.