Yalboroo, Queensland
| Yalboroo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Yalboroo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°50′08″S 148°39′03″E / 20.8355°S 148.6508°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 146 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.7196/km2 (1.864/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Yalboroo is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 146 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Yalboroo is on the Bruce Highway, about 71 kilometres (44 mi) north-west of Mackay. The highway and the North Coast railway line pass through from east to north-west on the same alignment. The town is centred on the former Yalboroo railway station, which is the location of a passing loop.[4]
Cathu is a neighbourhood in the locality, north of the town (20°49′00″S 148°38′00″E / 20.8166°S 148.6333°E).[5]
A disconnected section of the Eungella National Park is in the south-east of the locality, while the west of the locality is within the Cathu State Forest which extends north into neighbouring Bloomsbury.[6]
Yalboroo has the following mountains:
- Mount Beatrice (20°51′04″S 148°39′50″E / 20.8511°S 148.6640°E) 232 metres (761 ft)[7]
- Mount Beatrice (20°51′47″S 148°39′27″E / 20.8630°S 148.6575°E) 528 metres (1,732 ft)[7][8]
- Mount Catherine (20°51′48″S 148°40′39″E / 20.8632°S 148.6776°E) 431 metres (1,414 ft)[7][9]
- Mount Seemore (20°50′01″S 148°37′20″E / 20.8337°S 148.6222°E) 286 metres (938 ft)[7][10]
- Mount Zillah (20°51′20″S 148°39′17″E / 20.8555°S 148.6548°E) 502 metres (1,647 ft)[7][11]
- Rhino Mountain (20°51′05″S 148°37′43″E / 20.8513°S 148.6287°E) 473 metres (1,552 ft)[7][12]
- Rocky Mountain (20°49′00″S 148°38′33″E / 20.8166°S 148.6424°E) 270 metres (890 ft)[7][13]
History
[edit]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.[14] The school was at 6885 Bruce Highway (20°50′11″S 148°38′59″E / 20.8365°S 148.6498°E).[15][16][6]
Yalbaroo Post Office opened on 1 December 1927, was renamed Yalboroo in April 1961, and closed on 28 February 1975.[17]
Rise and Shine State School opened on 3 February 1936 and closed circa 1962.[14] It was at 2 Watson and Boyds Road (corner Holds Road, 20°53′20″S 148°39′46″E / 20.8888°S 148.6628°E).[16][18][6]
O'Connell River School opened on 6 August 1937 and closed in 1960.[14] It was to the west of the intersection of Cathu O'Connell Road and Frys Road (20°51′48″S 148°37′11″E / 20.8632°S 148.6196°E).[16][19][6]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 170 people.[20]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 146 people.[1]
Amenities
[edit]The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the Community Hall.[21][22]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yalboroo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "North Coast Line System North, Information Pack, Page 15" (PDF). Queensland Rail. 5 October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Cathu – locality unbounded in Mackay Regional (entry 6535)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Beatrice – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 1984)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Catherine – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 6527)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Seemore – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 30364)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Zillah – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 38848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Rhino Mountain – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 28409)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 28854)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Town of Yalboroo" (Map). Queensland Government. 1961. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "St Helens" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Yalboroo". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m310" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m310" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yalboroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "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.
