Dargal Road, Queensland

Last updated

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

Dargal Road
Queensland
Australia Queensland location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Dargal Road
Coordinates 26°33′30″S148°43′35″E / 26.5583°S 148.7263°E / -26.5583; 148.7263 (Dargal Road (centre of locality))
Population198 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density7.071/km2 (18.31/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4455
Area28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Maranoa Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Dargal Road:
Bungeworgorai Euthulla Euthulla
Bungeworgorai Dargal Road Roma
Bungeworgorai Bungeworgorai Bungil

Dargal Road is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Dargal Road had a population of 198 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by the Warrego Highway and Western railway line, by Bungeworgorai Creek to the west, and by Richardson Lane to the east. [3]

The locality presumably takes its name from the road of the same name which traverses the locality from the north-east (Roma) to the north-west (Bungeworgorai). [3]

The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and some rural residential housing. [4]

History

Wangary Provisional School opened circa 1898 operating as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Mount Beagle Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). [5] In 1902, it became a full-time provisional school. [6] On 1 January 1909, it became Wangary State School. [7] In 1910, tenders were called for a new school building. [8] [9] It closed in 1930. [10] The school was at 709 Bungeworgorai Lane ( 26°31′43″S148°43′02″E / 26.52870°S 148.71713°E / -26.52870; 148.71713 (Wangary State School (former)) ). [11] [12]

The locality was served by the Bungeworgorai railway station ( 26°34′52″S148°43′01″E / 26.5810°S 148.7169°E / -26.5810; 148.7169 (Bungeworgorai railway station) ) on the Western railway line, now abandoned. [13] [14]

The former Injune railway line passed through the locality which was served by the Ona Ona railway station in the north-eastern corner of the locality ( 26°32′19″S148°45′09″E / 26.5386°S 148.7525°E / -26.5386; 148.7525 (Ona Ona) ). [14] It was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 29 April 1915, using an Aboriginal word meaning boxtree flat. [15]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Dargal Road had a population of 152 people. [16]

In the 2021 census, Dargal Road had a population of 198 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary and secondary school is Roma State College in Roma to the east. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dargal Road (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Dargal Road – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47418)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Picnic at Yingerbay". Western Star And Roma Advertiser . No. 2098. Queensland, Australia. 31 May 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "STATE EDUCATION". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LX, no. 14, 186. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Picnic at Wangary". Western Star and Roma Advertiser . No. 3186. Queensland, Australia. 4 December 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LIII, no. 9156. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 6 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Telegraph . No. 11, 931. Queensland, Australia. 11 February 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ↑ "Parish of Euthulla" (Map). Queensland Government. 1931. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Roma (front)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ona Ona – rail station - feature no longer exists in Maranoa Regional (entry 39303)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  16. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dargal Road (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.