Mooga, Queensland

Mooga
Suburb
Mooga
Coordinates: 26°23′56″S149°01′35″E / 26.399016°S 149.026348°E / -26.399016; 149.026348 (Montrose (centre of locality))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Maranoa Region
Location	37.4 km (23.2 mi) NE of Roma 43.4 km (27.0 mi) NW of Wallumbilla 355 km (221 mi) WNW of Toowoomba 482 km (300 mi) WNW of Brisbane
Government
•  State electorate	Warrego
•  Federal division	Maranoa
Area
• Total	169.4 km2 (65.4 sq mi)
Population
• Total	49 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.2893/km2 (0.749/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4413
Suburbs around Mooga Eumamurrin Durham Downs Durham Downs Euthulla Mooga Pickanjinnie Euthulla Blythdale Pickanjinnie

Mooga is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Mooga had a population of 30 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Roma-Taroom Road forms part of the north-western boundary on the locality. ^[3]

On the surface, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with small amounts of crop growing. Coal seam gas is extracted from beneath the surface throughout the locality. ^[4]

History

The name Mooga was derived from the pastoral run name, which was an Aboriginal word in the Mandandanji language, meaning kingfisher. ^[2]

Mooga Provisional School opened on 1 August 1904. It was described in 1905 as having "practical, intelligent, and resourceful methods of teaching" making it "the best taught provisional school in the district". ^[5] On 1 January 1909, it became Mooga State School. It closed on 18 April 1937. ^{[6] [7]} It was on the northern side of Mountainview Road, within the present-day locality of neighbouring Euthulla ( 26°22′07″S148°49′01″E / 26.36873°S 148.81698°E / -26.36873; 148.81698 (Mooga State School (former)) ). ^{[8] [9]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mooga had a population of 17 people. ^[10]

In the 2021 census, Mooga had a population of 30 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mooga. The nearest government schools are Wallumbilla State School (Prep to Year 10) in Wallumbilla to the south-east and Roma State College (Prep to Year 12) in Roma to the south-west. Students in the north-east of Mooga may be too distant for a daily commute to Roma; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[11]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mooga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Mooga – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49165)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. "Mooga, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 16 June 2023.
4. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Production permits". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
5. "Miscellaneous Telegrams". Western Star And Roma Advertiser . No. 2729. Queensland, Australia. 28 June 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2025– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Agency ID 9127, Mooga State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 19 February 2025.
7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m87" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 November 2023.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.