Drillham, Queensland

Drillham is a town and a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Drillham and the surrounding area had a population of 217.GeographyThe town is on the Darling Downs and on the Warrego Highway, 358km north west of the state capital, Brisbane.HistoryThe town was established in 1878 to service the railway and was home to a camp for workers building the bridge over nearby Drillham Creek. Drillham Post Office opened by June 1910 (a receiving office had been open from 1895). The town and the creek were originally known as 'Delerium' due to the typhoid fever that struck this camp.Drillham Provisional School opened on 28 Aug 1899, becoming Drillham State School on 1 January 1909.EconomyDrillham is a centre for the production of livestock and grains.EducationDrillham State School is a government co-educational primary school at 13 Jardine Street. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff .