Dargal Road, Queensland
| Dargal Road Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dargal Road | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°33′30″S 148°43′35″E / 26.5583°S 148.7263°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 198 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.071/km2 (18.31/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4455 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Dargal Road is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Dargal Road had a population of 198 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The locality is bounded to the south by the Warrego Highway and Western railway line, by Bungeworgorai Creek to the west, and by Richardson Lane to the east. The land is predominantly used for cattle grazing.[3]
The locality presumably takes its name from the road of the same name which traverses the locality from the north-east (Roma) to the north-west (Bungeworgorai).[3]
History
[edit]Wangary Provisional School opened circa 1898 operating as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Mount Beagle Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher).[4] In 1902, it became a full-time provisional school.[5] On 1 January 1909, it became Wangary State School.[6] In 1910, tenders were called for a new school building.[7][8] It closed in 1930.[9] The school was at 709 Bungeworgorai Lane (26°31′43″S 148°43′02″E / 26.52870°S 148.71713°E).[10][3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Dargal Road had a population of 152 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Dargal Road had a population of 198 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary and secondary school is Roma State College in Roma to the east.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dargal Road (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Dargal Road – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47418)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Picnic at Yingerbay". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 2098. Queensland, Australia. 31 May 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STATE EDUCATION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LX, no. 14, 186. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Picnic at Wangary". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. No. 3186. Queensland, Australia. 4 December 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LIII, no. 9156. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Telegraph. No. 11, 931. Queensland, Australia. 11 February 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Euthulla" (Map). Queensland Government. 1931. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dargal Road (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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