Located 169 km south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway,
41 km south-west of Toowoomba and 518 m above sea-level, Pittsworth
presents itself to the world as a town with lots of interesting buildings
and places of historical importance. Pittsworth is approximately 40
kilometres south west of the regional city of Toowoomba, is a service
centre for the surrounding agricultural area. The population of the Pittsworth
township is 2,500 whilst the three villages of Southbrook, Mount Tyson and
Brookstead also within the former Pittsworth Shire have a population of around
150 each. In March 2008 the Pittsworth shire amalgamated with eight other
shires to form the Toowoomba Regional Council.
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