Kapaldo

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Kapaldo
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Kapaldo
Coordinates 25°02′21″S151°08′16″E / 25.0392°S 151.1377°E / -25.0392; 151.1377 (Kapaldo (town centre)) Coordinates: 25°02′21″S151°08′16″E / 25.0392°S 151.1377°E / -25.0392; 151.1377 (Kapaldo (town centre))
Population43 (2016 census locality) [1]
 • Density0.540/km2 (1.399/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4630
Area79.6 km2 (30.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Localities around Kapaldo:
Glenleigh Selene Selene
Glenleigh Kapaldo Tellebang
Glenleigh Abercorn Langley

Kapaldo is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census the locality of Kapaldo had a population of 43 people. [1]

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Geography

Anyarro is a neighbourhood in the locality ( 25°05′00″S151°07′00″E / 25.0833°S 151.1166°E / -25.0833; 151.1166 (Anyarro (neighbourhood)) ). [4]

The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line enters the locality from the south (Abercorn) and passes through Anyarro served by the Anyarro railway station ( 25°04′34″S151°07′27″E / 25.0760°S 151.1241°E / -25.0760; 151.1241 (Anyarro railway station) ) in the south-west of the locality before passing through the town of Kapaldo being served by Kapaldo railway station ( 25°02′24″S151°08′11″E / 25.0400°S 151.1364°E / -25.0400; 151.1364 (Kapaldo railway station) ) and then exiting the locality to the north (Selene). This section of the railway is no long in use and both stations are now abandoned. [5]

History

The town derives its name from the Kapaldo railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 19 June 1925, based on an Aboriginal word meaning scrubby ground. [6]

Anyarro also takes its name from the Anyaroo railway station, which was named by the railways department on 13 June 1925 using an Aboriginal word meaning ''enough''. [4]

Anyarro Provisional School opened in February 1928 and closed on September 1929 due to low student numbers. [7]

Kapaldo State School opened on 1 October 1929 and closed on 1947. [7]

In the 2016 census the locality of Kapaldo had a population of 43 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kapaldo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Kapaldo - town in North Burnett Region (entry 17716)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kapaldo - locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45378)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Anyarro - locality unbounded in North Burnett Regional (entry 663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Kapaldo - town in North Burnett Region (entry 17716)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  7. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
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