Ballard, Queensland

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Ballard
Queensland
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Contractors Yard Ballards Camp during the construction of the Ipswich to Toowoomba Railway, 1865
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Ballard
Coordinates 27°29′58″S151°58′50″E / 27.4994°S 151.9805°E / -27.4994; 151.9805 (Ballard (centre of locality))
Population151 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density8.99/km2 (23.28/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location11 km (7 mi) NE of Toowoomba
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Ballard:
Highfields Murphys Creek Murphys Creek
Blue Mountain Heights Ballard Withcott
Harlaxton Mount Lofty Withcott

Ballard is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Ballard had a population of 151 people. [1]

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Geography

Ballard is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) east from the Toowoomba city centre. Murphys Creek Road passes through the northwest corner. [3]

History

The locality, historically known as Ballaroo, is named for Robert Ballard, a railway engineer for Peto, Brassey and Betts who oversaw the construction of the main range section of the Ipswich–Toowoomba railway. [2]

In December 1885, "The Highfields Estate" made up of 147 allotments was advertised for sale by Arthur Martin & Co. [4] Despite the use of the Highfields name, the estate is not within present day Highfields but is predominantly within present day Ballard with small areas in Blue Mountain Heights and Murphys Creek. A map advertising the land sale illustrates the location of the estate in proximity to the "S & W Railway line" and the Highfields railway station (now known as Spring Bluff railway station) and shows town allotments in the area of the intersection of Valley View Road and Hanleys Road ( 27°29′23″S151°58′06″E / 27.4897°S 151.9682°E / -27.4897; 151.9682 (Town of Ballard) ). [5] [6] The map describes the estate as the "Sanatorium and Garden of Queensland". [5]

At the 2006 census, the locality of Ballard had a population of 355 people. [7]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Ballard had a population of 151 people. [1]

Heritage listings

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Swansons Rail Bridge, 2014

Ballard has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ballard (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Ballard – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45006)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (7 January 2024). "Ballard, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. XXIX, no. 5, 869. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1885. p. 6. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  5. 1 2 "Sanatorium and Garden of Queensland The Highfields Estate" (1885) [Map]. Collections. State Library of Queensland.
  6. ↑ "Spring Bluff – railway station in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 31723)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ballard (Gatton Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Swansons Rail Bridge (entry 600871)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

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