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Bajool
Queensland
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Bajool
Coordinates 23°39′04″S150°38′31″E / 23.6511°S 150.6419°E / -23.6511; 150.6419 (Bajool (town centre))
Population447 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4699
Area588.4 km2 (227.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Bajool:
Bouldercombe
Struck Oil 		Midgee Port Alma
Limestone
Nine Mile Creek 		Bajool Marmor
Fletcher Creek Ulogie Raglan

Bajool is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] IIn the 2021 census, the locality of Bajool had a population of 447 people. [4]

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Geography

Bajool is located on the Bruce Highway, 35 km south of Rockhampton and 74 km north of Gladstone. Eight-Mile Creek flows to the east of the town.

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the west (Marmor) and exits to the north (Midgee) with two railway stations serving the locality (from north to south):

The Bruce Highway runs almost parallel and immediately south of the railway line, except that it bypasses the town to the west. [6]

The locality has the following mountains:

History

The town takes its name from the Bajool railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1903 using the Aboriginal name for the lagoon on the Archer brothers' property Gracemere. The name of the lagoon has also been written as Padgole and Badul. [2] It has been suggested that the meaning of the name was Big Fella water hole [14] or stop here. [15]

A provisional school opened on 12 March 1888 at Eight Mile Creek under teacher Mr Beck (brother of J. Beck, chairman of the Fitzroy Shire Council); it closed in 1892. The school reopened on 30 September 1895 with teacher Michael Donovan, but closed again on 18 September 1896. On 5 February 1900, a part-time provisional school was established in a private home at a short-lived mining field called San Jose with 10 students under teacher William MacLean. On 2 September 1902, another part-time school was opened in conjunction at the home of Mr H. Cross in Bajool with 6 students. [16] In August 1903, the two part-time schools were combined into Bajool Provisional School with 31 students in another building on Cross's property. In 1903 the school closed for a while and the land it was using was resumed for the railway line from Gladstone to Rockhampton. However, the railway enabled Bajool to grow. The school re-opened on the southern side of Mill Street in late 1904, and became Bajool State School in 1909. [17] [18] [19]

Ulam Upper Provisional School opened circa 1892. On 1 January 1909, it became Ulam Upper State School. It closed circa 1961. [20]

In 1892, local people in South Ulam applied for a school as there were 21 children in the area. [21] [22] However, disagreements as to the size and location of the school site delayed obtaining government approval. [23] By December 1893, the school building was completed, having been fully funded by local people as they received no government money. [24] Ulam South Provisional School opened on 22 January 1894. [25] On 1 January 1909, it became Ulam South State School. It closed in 1925. [20] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 1385 South Ulam Road near the junction with Comerford Road ( 23°45′58″S150°37′59″E / 23.76616°S 150.63318°E / -23.76616; 150.63318 (Ulam South State School) ). [26] [27] [28]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Bajool had a population of 543 people. [29]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Bajool had a population of 455 people. [30]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Bajool had a population of 447 people. [4]

Education

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Bajool State School, 2022

Bajool State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 54-60 Toonda Street ( 23°39′08″S150°38′48″E / 23.6523°S 150.6467°E / -23.6523; 150.6467 (Bajool State School) ). [31] [32] In 2012, the school had 39 students and 2 teachers. [33] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 40 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [34]

There are no secondary schools in Bajool. The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in Mount Larcom to the south-east, Mount Morgan State High School (to Year 12) in Mount Morgan to the west, and Rockhampton State High School (to Year 12) in Wandal, Rockhampton, to the north. [6]

Facilities

Bajool is the site of one of four Queensland Government explosives reserves (also known as "magazines"). The magazine is about 29 kilometres (18 mi) by road from the shipping wharf at Port Alma. [35] From 1912 to 1986 a rail line ran from Bajool to Port Alma. [36]

Bajool Cemetery is at 18 School Road ( 23°39′07″S150°38′55″E / 23.6519°S 150.6485°E / -23.6519; 150.6485 (Bajool Cemetery) ). [37]

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Bajool Country Store, 2022

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  2. 1 2 "Bajool – town in Rockhampton Region (entry 1259)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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  4. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bajool (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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