Ballaroo, Queensland

Ballaroo is a semi-arid rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Ballaroo had a population of 51 people.^[1]

Ballaroo Queensland
Ballaroo landscape
Ballaroo
Coordinates	27.1144°S 148.6222°E / -27.1144; 148.6222 (Ballaroo (centre of locality))
Population	51 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.02855/km2 (0.0739/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4455
Area	1,786.5 km2 (689.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	72.2 km (45 mi) SSW of Roma 295 km (183 mi) W of Dalby 377 km (234 mi) W of Toowoomba 505 km (314 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Ballaroo: Dunkeld Mount Abundance Tingun Dunkeld Ballaroo Oberina Begonia Wycombe Weribone Wellesley

Geography

The Cogoon River (Muckadilla Creek) flows, most often with little flow, through the locality from the north (Mount Abundance) to the south-east (Weribone) where it becomes a tributary of the Balonne River.^[3]

Mount First View is in the centre of the locality (27.0875°S 148.5572°E / -27.0875; 148.5572 (Mount First View)) rising to 326 metres (1,070 ft) above sea level.^[4] It was named on 3 May 1846 by the New South Wales Surveyor General, Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell.^[5]

History

The colonial surveyor-general Thomas Mitchell and party followed the Cogoon River from the Balonne to Mount Abundance, when passing through this area in 1846.^[6]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Ballaroo had a population of 41 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Ballaroo had a population of 51 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Ballaroo. The nearest government primary schools are Dunkeld State School in neighbouring Dunkeld to the west, Begonia State School in neighbouring Begonia to the south-west and Roma State College in Roma to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Roma State College in Roma, but it is so distant that distance education and boarding school would be other options.^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ballaroo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Ballaroo – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47408)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
4. "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.
5. "Mount First View – mountain in Maranoa Regional (entry 12479)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
6. Taylor, Robert B (1 January 1956). "Early settlement in the Surat-Mount Abundance area". Royal Historical Society of Queensland: 1240. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via University of Queensland. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ballaroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.