Baroondah, Queensland

Baroondah
Queensland
Ernest Henry, 1867
Baroondah is located in Queensland
Baroondah
Baroondah
Coordinates25°40′58″S 149°10′37″E / 25.6827°S 149.1769°E / -25.6827; 149.1769 (Baroondah (centre of locality))
Population57 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0429/km2 (0.1111/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4454
Area1,328.9 km2 (513.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 73.9 km (46 mi) ENE of Injune
  • 136 km (85 mi) NNE of Roma
  • 279 km (173 mi) SW of Biloela
  • 595 km (370 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Baroondah:
Arcadia Valley Glenhaughton Broadmere
Beilba Baroondah Kinnoul
Pony Hills Durham Downs
Waikola		 Eurombah

Baroondah is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Baroondah had a population of 57 people.[1]

History

Ernest Henry established a sheep and cattle station called Baroondah on the Dawson River in 1860.[3] He had approximately 200 square miles (520 km2) of land, stocked with 500 heifers, and 7,000 breeding ewes.[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Baroondah had a population of 4 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Baroondah had a population of 57 people.[1]

Education

The nearest government school is Injune P-10 State School in Injune to the west. It provides primary and secondary schooling (Prep to Year 10). However, most of Baroondah is too distant from this school for a daily commute. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baroondah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Baroondah – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49536)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ Lack, Clem, "Ernest Henry (1837–1919)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 6 May 2024, retrieved 17 November 2024
  4. ^ Phillips, George (1923). "Ernest Henry : the discoverer, and principle prospector, of the Cloncurry Mineral District of North-West Queensland". Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 2 (2): 97–120. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via University of Queensland.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Baroondah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2024.