Yalboroo, Queensland

Yalboroo
Yalboroo; Queensland
	Yalboroo
Coordinates	20°50′08″S148°39′03″E / 20.8355°S 148.6508°E Coordinates: 20°50′08″S148°39′03″E / 20.8355°S 148.6508°E
Population	170 (2016 census locality)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4741
Area	202.9 km2 (78.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Mackay Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)	Dawson
	Suburbs around Yalboroo:

Last updated February 03, 2021

Yalboroo is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2]^[3] In the 2016 census the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 170 people.^[1]

History

The town takes its name from the Yalboroo railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 7 August 1920. It is an Aboriginal word meaning happy .^[2]

Yalboroo Siding Provisional School opened on 29 August 1927 and later that year became Yalboroo State School. It closed on 31 December 2000.^[4]

Yalbaroo Post Office opened on 1 December 1927, was renamed Yalboroo in April 1961, and closed on 28 February 1975.^[5]

In the 2016 census the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 170 people.^[1]

Amenities

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the Community Hall.^[6]^[7]

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yalboroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
1 2 "Yalboroo – town in Mackay Region (entry 38360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
↑ "Yalboroo – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "Yalboroo". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
↑ "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
↑ "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

External links

Town map, 1961

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yalboroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnt-2] 1 2 "Yalboroo – town in Mackay Region (entry 38360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[qpnl-3] "Yalboroo – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[qfhs-4] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[5] "Yalboroo". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[:0-6] "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

[7] "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

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