Ottaba, Queensland

Ottaba
Queensland
Ottaba is located in Queensland
Ottaba
Ottaba
Coordinates27°09′24″S 152°23′04″E / 27.1566°S 152.3844°E / -27.1566; 152.3844 (Ottaba (centre of locality))
Population52 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.91/km2 (7.52/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4313
Area17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Ottaba:
Toogoolawah Toogoolawah Mount Beppo
Biarra Ottaba Mount Beppo
Biarra Biarra Coal Creek

Ottaba is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Ottaba had a population of 52 people.[1]

Geography

The mountain Ottaba is in the east of the locality (27°08′41″S 152°23′46″E / 27.1448°S 152.3960°E / -27.1448; 152.3960 (Ottaba)), rising to 316 metres (1,037 ft) above sea level.[3][4]

The Brisbane Valley Highway enters the locality from the south (Biarra) and exits to the north (Toogoolawah).[5]

Ottaba railway station is an abandoned railway station (27°09′00″S 152°23′25″E / 27.1500°S 152.3904°E / -27.1500; 152.3904 (Ottaba railway station)) on the dismantled Brisbane Valley railway line.[6]

History

On 26 February 1904, the Queensland Railways Department named the former railway station in the area Ottaba, which is a Wakawaka language word in the Dungibara dialect meaning come on. Anthropologist Walter Edmund Roth is believed to have suggested the name. The locality takes its name from the former railway station.[2]

Newton Provisional School opened on 15 September 1898. In 1905, it was renamed Ottaba Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Ottaba State School. It closed temporarily in 1924. It permanently closed circa 1936.[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Ottaba had a population of 54 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Ottaba had a population of 52 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Ottaba. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Toogoolawah State School and Toogoolawah State High School, both in neighbouring Toogoolawah to the north.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ottaba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Ottaba – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44906)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Ottaba – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 25626)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ottaba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

Further reading

  • 'Glory days' of the Brisbane Valley line : Colinton, Yimbun & Ottaba, Toogoolawah & District History Group, 2008
  • Toogoolawah State School 75th Anniversary, 1905-1980, and the former schools of the Toogoolawah district 1874-1972. Toogoolawah State School. 1980. — also includes Mount Beppo State School, Ivorys Creek Provisional School, Cross Roads Provisional School, Ottaba Provisional School, Murrumba State School, Mount Esk Pocket School, Kipper Provisional School, Lower Cressbrook School, Fulham School, Sandy Gully State School, Cooeeimbardi State School, Scrub Creek State School