Baroondah, Queensland
| Baroondah Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Ernest Henry, 1867 | |||||||||||||||
  Baroondah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°40′58″S 149°10′37″E / 25.6827°S 149.1769°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 57 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0429/km2 (0.1111/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4454 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,328.9 km2 (513.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Baroondah is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Baroondah had a population of 57 people.[1]
History
[edit]Ernest Henry established a sheep and cattle station called Baroondah on the Dawson River in 1860.[3] He had approximately 200 square miles (520 km2) of land, stocked with 500 heifers, and 7,000 breeding ewes.[4]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Baroondah had a population of 4 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Baroondah had a population of 57 people.[1]
Education
[edit]The nearest government school is Injune P-10 State School in Injune to the west. It provides primary and secondary schooling (Prep to Year 10). However, most of Baroondah is too distant from this school for a daily commute. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baroondah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Baroondah – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49536)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Lack, Clem, "Ernest Henry (1837–1919)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 6 May 2024, retrieved 17 November 2024
- ^ Phillips, George (1923). "Ernest Henry : the discoverer, and principle prospector, of the Cloncurry Mineral District of North-West Queensland". Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 2 (2): 97–120. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via University of Queensland.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Baroondah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
