Ballaroo, Queensland
| Ballaroo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Ballaroo landscape | |||||||||||||||
  Ballaroo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°06′52″S 148°37′20″E / 27.1144°S 148.6222°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 51 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4455 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,786.5 km2 (689.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Ballaroo is a semi-arid rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Ballaroo had a population of 51 people.[3]
Geography[edit]
The Cogoon River (Muckadilla Creek) flows, most often with little flow, through the locality from the north (Mount Abundance) to the south-east (Weribone) where it becomes a tributary of the Balonne River.[4]
Mount First View is in the centre of the locality (27°05′15″S 148°33′26″E / 27.0875°S 148.5572°E) rising to 326 metres (1,070 ft) above sea level.[5] It was named on 3 May 1846 by the New South Wales Surveyor General, Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell.[6]
History[edit]
The colonial surveyor-general Thomas Mitchell and party followed the Cogoon River from the Balonne to Mount Abundance, when passing through this area in 1846.[7]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Ballaroo had a population of 41 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Ballaroo had a population of 51 people.[3]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Ballaroo. The nearest government primary schools are Dunkeld State School in neighbouring Dunkeld to the west, Begonia State School in neighbouring Begonia to the south-west and Roma State College in Roma to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Roma State College in Roma, but it is so distant that distance education and boarding school would be other options.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ballaroo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Ballaroo – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47408)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ballaroo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount First View – mountain in Maranoa Regional (entry 12479)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Robert B (1 January 1956). "Early settlement in the Surat-Mount Abundance area". Royal Historical Society of Queensland: 1240. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via University of Queensland.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ballaroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
