| Narko Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Narko | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°06′14″S151°42′54″E / 27.1038°S 151.715°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 16 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 36.0 km2 (13.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Narko is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Narko had a population of 16 people. [3]
The Great Dividing Range passes through the north-east of the locality with elevations up to 700 metres (2,300 ft). [4]
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. [4]
The land use is most grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. [4]
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. [5] [6] [7] On 1 January 1909, it became Cockatoo Creek State School. In 1913, it was renamed Narko State School. It closed on 11 July 1937. [8] [9] 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 ). [10] [4]
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. [11] The locality was served by two railway stations:
In the 2016 census, Narko had a population of 18 people. [13]
In the 2021 census, Narko had a population of 16 people. [3]
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. [14]
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. [14]
Peranga is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Peranga had a population of 85 people.
The Cooyar railway line was a branch line in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The small town of Cooyar is about halfway to Kingaroy in the South Burnett Region. A plan to connect Kingaroy to the south via Cooyar did not eventuate and left Cooyar at the terminus of a branch line running from Oakey west of Toowoomba. It was opened on 28 April 1913 after previous stages to Kulpi and Peranga opened on 29 April 1912 and 4 November 1912 respectively. The line was partially closed beyond Acland on 1 May 1964, with the last segment closed on 8 December 1969.
Cooyar is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Cooyar had a population of 224 people.
Quinalow is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Quinalow had a population of 173 people.
Muntapa Tunnel is a heritage-listed tunnel from Narko-Nutgrove Road, Highgrove through to Nutgrove, both in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Railways and built from 1910 to 1913 by Queensland Railways. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 May 2007.
Maclagan is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Maclagan had a population of 195 people.
Kulpi is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Kulpi had a population of 77 people.
Wutul is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Wutul had a population of 37 people.
Evergreen is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Evergreen had a population of 45 people.
Greenwood is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Greenwood had a population of 40 people.
Kelvinhaugh is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kelvinhaugh had a population of 44 people.
Nutgrove is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Nutgrove had a population of 32 people.
Highgrove is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Highgrove had a population of 29 people.
Irvingdale is a locality split between the Toowoomba Region and the Western Downs Region, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Irvingdale had a population of 163 people.
Highland Plains is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Highland Plains had a population of 60 people.
Mount Darry is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Mount Darry had a population of 35 people.
East Cooyar is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, East Cooyar had a population of 27 people.
Oakey–Cooyar Road is a continuous 58.8 kilometres (36.5 mi) road route in the Darling Downs and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 68. It is a state-controlled part regional and part district road. It provides an alternate route between the Warrego Highway and the New England Highway, bypassing Toowoomba.
The roads that join the towns of Dalby, Oakey and Cooyar form a triangle that encloses some of the most fertile land on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. These roads are the Warrego Highway, Oakey–Cooyar Road and Dalby–Cooyar Road. Several of the more significant internal roads intersect with Dalby–Cooyar Road, and these are briefly described in this article, along with some significant external roads.
The roads that join the towns of Dalby, Toowoomba and Cooyar form a triangle that encloses some of the most fertile land on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. These roads are the Warrego Highway, New England Highway and Dalby–Cooyar Road. Pechey–Maclagan Road forms a large part of a group of roads that bisect the triangle from east to west, and is also part of one of the groups of roads that bisect from south to north.
