Download coordinates as: Colinton is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Colinton lies within the water catchment area of Emu Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River.

[2] In 1877, 23,000 acres (9,300 ha) were resumed from the Colinton pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877.

[13] The Colinton War Memorial was unveiled outside the School of Arts on 18 January 1917 by Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Stanley, Henry Plantagenet Somerset.

[14][15][16] The 1974 flood of the Brisbane River did not affect the Colinton War Memorial, but resulted in changes to the highway.