Baroondah, Queensland

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Baroondah
Queensland
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Baroondah
Coordinates 25°40′58″S149°10′37″E / 25.6827°S 149.1769°E / -25.6827; 149.1769 (Baroondah (centre of locality))
Population57 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0429/km2 (0.1111/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4454
Area1,328.9 km2 (513.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 73.9 km (46 mi) ENE of Injune
  • 136 km (85 mi) NNE of Roma
  • 279 km (173 mi) SW of Biloela
  • 595 km (370 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s) Shire of Banana
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Baroondah:
Arcadia Valley Glenhaughton Broadmere
Beilba Baroondah Kinnoul
Pony Hills Durham Downs
Waikola 		Eurombah

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]

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History

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

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baroondah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Baroondah – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49536)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Baroondah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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