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Mingoola, Queensland

Coordinates: 28°56′34″S 151°31′59″E / 28.9427°S 151.5330°E / -28.9427; 151.5330 (Mingoola (centre of locality))
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Mingoola
Queensland
Mingoola is located in Queensland
Mingoola
Mingoola
Coordinates28°56′34″S 151°31′59″E / 28.9427°S 151.5330°E / -28.9427; 151.5330 (Mingoola (centre of locality))
Population14 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.180/km2 (0.467/sq mi)
Area77.6 km2 (30.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Mingoola:
Glenlyon Springdale Sundown
Glenlyon Mingoola Back Creek (NSW)
Glenlyon Riverton Mingoola (NSW)

Mingoola is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales.[3] In the 2021 census, Mingoola had a population of 14 people.[1]

Geography

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Mingoola is located on the border of Queensland and New South Wales with the adjacent locality over the border also being called Mingoola.[4]

The Dumaresq River forms part of the border and forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality.[4] The Severn River enters the locality from the north-east (Sundown) and becomes a tributary of the Dumaresq River at the border.[4]

The elevation ranges from 370 to 730 metres (1,210 to 2,400 ft).[4]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation, except for the lower-lying land around the Severn and Dumaresq Rivers which is used for crop growing.[4]

History

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The locality probably takes its name from a pastoral run called Mangoola or Moongoola mentioned in the memoirs of Oscar De Satge.[2]

Land in Mingoola was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 34 square miles (88 km2) were available.[5]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Mingoola had a population of 18 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Mingoola had a population of 14 people.[1]

Education

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The nearest government primary and secondary school to Year 10 is Texas P-10 State School in Texas to the west. There is no nearby secondary school to Year 12; options are distance education and boarding school.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mingoola (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mingoola – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45952)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mingoola (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2023.