Narko, Queensland

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Narko
Queensland
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Narko
Coordinates 27°06′14″S151°42′54″E / 27.1038°S 151.715°E / -27.1038; 151.715 (Narko (centre of locality))
Population16 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.444/km2 (1.15/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area36.0 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Narko:
Maclagan Maclagan Nutgrove
Woodleigh
Maclagan
Narko Highgrove
Peranga Peranga Evergreen

Narko is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Narko had a population of 16 people. [1]

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Geography

The Great Dividing Range passes through the north-east of the locality with elevations up to 700 metres (2,300 ft). [3]

Cockatoo Creek rises in the north of the locality (just west of the range) and flows south through the locality, exiting to Peranga to the south. [3]

The land use is most grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. [3]

History

The locality takes its name from a former railway station, named on 9 January 1915 by the Queensland Railways Department using an Aboriginal word meaning good soil. [2]

Cockatoo Creek Provisional School opened on 1 July 1908 under head teacher Edward Laurence Stinson. [4] [5] [6] On 1 January 1909, it became Cockatoo Creek State School. In 1913, it was renamed Narko State School. It closed on 11 July 1937. [7] [8] The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 468 Peranga Narko Road ( 27°06′48″S151°42′41″E / 27.11340°S 151.71125°E / -27.11340; 151.71125 (Narko State School (former)) ). [9] [3]

The Cooyar railway line opened on 28 April 1913. It connected the towns of Oakey and Cooyar via Narko. The line was closed beyond Acland on 1 May 1964, ceasing services to Narko. [10] The locality was served by two railway stations:

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Narko had a population of 18 people. [12]

In the 2021 census, Narko had a population of 16 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Narko. The nearest government primary schools are Quinalow State School in Quinalow to the west, Kulpi State School in Kulpi to the south, and Cooyar State School in Cooyar to the north-east. [13]

The nearest government secondary schools are Quinalow State School (to Year 10) and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in Oakey to the south. [13]

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References

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  4. "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. L, no. 8, 104. Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1907. p. 1. Retrieved 19 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "PUBLIC WORKS.—TENDERS ACCEPTED". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. L, no. 8, 255. Queensland, Australia. 28 February 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 19 December 2023 via National Library of Australia.
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  9. 1 2 3 "Parish of Milton County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1932. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  10. The Cooyar Branch Line Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1996 pp195-205
  11. "Muntapa – rail station - feature no longer exists in Toowoomba Regional (entry 23522)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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  13. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2023.