Miallo, Queensland

Miallo Queensland
A farm house in Miallo next to the cane railway
Miallo
Coordinates	16°24′20″S145°22′06″E / 16.4055°S 145.3683°E / -16.4055; 145.3683 (Miallo (centre of locality))
Population	406 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	14.50/km2 (37.55/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4873
Area	28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.9 km (4 mi) N of Mossman 25.8 km (16 mi) NW of Port Douglas 81.2 km (50 mi) NW of Cairns 1,758 km (1,092 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Suburbs around Miallo: Whyanbeel Whyanbeel Bamboo Syndicate Miallo Rocky Point Syndicate Mossman Newell

Miallo is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Miallo had a population of 406 people. ^[1]

Geography

Miallo consists of flat land (about 10 metres above sea level) which is used for farming surrounding a mountainous area rising to Mount Somerset ( 16°25′18″S145°22′00″E / 16.4217°S 145.3668°E / -16.4217; 145.3668 (Mount Somerset) ), a peak 221 metres (725 ft) above sea level. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The crops grown are sugarcane and tropical fruit. ^[6]

There is a cane tramway system through Miallo to deliver sugarcane to the sugar mill at Mossman. ^[5]

Thooleer is a neighbourhood in the locality ( 16°25′00″S145°23′00″E / 16.4166°S 145.3833°E / -16.4166; 145.3833 (Thooleer (neighbourhood)) ). ^[7]

History

Old school building, Miallo State School

The name Miallo is an Aboriginal word, meaning wild country. ^[2]

Mialloa Provisional School opened on 2 October 1911. It became Miallo State School on 30 July 1923. ^{[8] [9]}

On Sunday 20 December, St Anthony's Catholic Church was officially opened and dedicated by Bishop Thomas Cahill. It was a reconstruction of a building bought from Lawrence Butler Rutherford. Prior to the construction of the church, Mass had been held in private homes. ^[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Miallo had a population of 376 people. ^[11]

In the 2021 census, Miallo had a population of 406 people. ^[1]

Education

Miallo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Miallo Bamboo Creek Road ( 16°23′20″S145°22′34″E / 16.3888°S 145.3761°E / -16.3888; 145.3761 (Miallo State School) ). ^{[12] [13]} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 179 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). ^[14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 190 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). ^[15]

There is no secondary school in Miallo. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in neighbouring Mossman to the south. ^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Miallo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Miallo – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
4. "Mount Somerset – mountain in Douglas Shire (entry 31393)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 January 2022.
6. "Destination Daintree". Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
7. "Thooleer – locality unbounded in Shire of Douglas (entry 34293)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
8. "History". Miallo State School. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
10. "MOSSMAN NOTES". Cairns Post . No. 16, 165. Queensland, Australia. 1 January 1954. p. 5. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022– via National Library of Australia.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Miallo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
12. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. "Miallo State School". Miallo State School. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
14. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
15. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

Further reading

• Miallo State School (1986), Miallo State School 75th anniversary 1911-1986, Miallo State School, retrieved 29 September 2017