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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]
| Yalboroo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Yalboroo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 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 (20.8166°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 (20.8511°S 148.6640°E) 232 metres (761 ft)[7]
- Mount Beatrice (20.8630°S 148.6575°E) 528 metres (1,732 ft)[7][8]
- Mount Catherine (20.8632°S 148.6776°E) 431 metres (1,414 ft)[7][9]
- Mount Seemore (20.8337°S 148.6222°E) 286 metres (938 ft)[7][10]
- Mount Zillah (20.8555°S 148.6548°E) 502 metres (1,647 ft)[7][11]
- Rhino Mountain (20.8513°S 148.6287°E) 473 metres (1,552 ft)[7][12]
- Rocky Mountain (20.8166°S 148.6424°E) 270 metres (890 ft)[7][13]
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 (20.8365°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, 20.8888°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 (20.8632°S 148.6196°E).[16][19][6]
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]
The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the Community Hall.[21][22]
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