Taunton, Queensland

Taunton is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Taunton had a population of 57 people.

Geography
The locality is bounded to the east by Rocky Creek, to the south by Euleilah Creek, and to the south-west by Baffle Creek.

The terrain ranges from elevations of 10 to 350 m with one named peak, South Gwynne, in the south-west of the locality (-24.4629°N, 151.7586°W) 265 m.

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.

History
The locality takes its name from the parish, which in turn was named after an early pastoral station, which is believed to be named after Taunton in England.

Demographics
In the, Taunton had a population of 69 people.

In the, Taunton had a population of 57 people.

Education
There are no schools in Taunton. The nearest government primary schools are Lowmead State School in neighbouring Lowmead to the south-west and Wartburg State School in Baffle Creek to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in Miriam Vale to the north-west and Rosedale State School (to Year 12) in Rosedale to the south-east.