Mooga, Queensland

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Mooga
Queensland
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Mooga
Coordinates 26°20′37″S149°00′48″E / 26.34361°S 149.01333°E / -26.34361; 149.01333
Population30 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.094/km2 (0.24/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4455
Area320.1 km2 (123.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Maranoa Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
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]

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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. On 1 January 1909, it became Mooga State School. It closed on 18 April 1937. [3] 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)) ). [4] [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Mooga had a population of 17 people. [6]

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

Road infrastructure

The Roma-Taroom Road runs along the north-western boundary. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mooga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Mooga – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49165)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m87" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. "Mooga, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 16 June 2023.