Cadarga, Queensland

Cadarga Queensland
Cadarga
Coordinates	26°06′03″S151°01′59″E / 26.1008°S 151.0330°E / -26.1008; 151.0330 (Cadarga (centre of locality))
Population	28 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.1025/km2 (0.265/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4413 [2]
Area	273.3 km2 (105.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	30.1 km (19 mi) WNW of Monogorilby 83.1 km (52 mi) SW of Mundubbera 182 km (113 mi) N of Dalby 261 km (162 mi) NW of Toowoomba 397 km (247 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Cadarga: Hawkwood Hawkwood Monogorilby Kragra Cadarga Boondooma Durah Boondooma Boondooma

Cadarga is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Cadarga had a population of 28 people. ^[1]

Cadarga's postcode is 4413. ^[2]

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the south by the Great Dividing Range with the locality being within the North East Coast drainage basin within the catchment of the Burnett River. ^[4] Cadarga Creek rises in the south-west of the locality and then flows west and then north through the locality, exiting to the north (Hawkwood). ^[4]

There are two sections of Allies Creek State Forest in the south-west and east of the locality, extending into neighbouring Boondooma. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some production forestry. ^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cadarga had a population of 16 people. ^[6]

In the 2021 census, Cadarga had a population of 28 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Cadarga. The nearest government primary school is Monogorilby State School in neighbouring Monogorilby to the north-east, almost adjacent to the boundary with Cadarga. There are no secondary schools nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[7]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cadarga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. Cadarga Postcode Australia Post
3. "Cadarga – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47676)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
4. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Drainage boundaries". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 April 2025.
5. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 April 2025.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cadarga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 April 2025.