Midgenoo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() View across the fields to distant mountains, Midgenoo, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°53′41″S 145°57′38″E / 17.8947°S 145.9605°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 76 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 10.13/km2 (26.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4854 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Midgenoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people. [1]
The town is north of centre within the locality. This land is flat (approx 20 metres above sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane. [4]
The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south-west to north, passing through the town. [4] Midgenoo railway station ( 17°53′44″S 145°57′40″E / 17.8955°S 145.9611°E) once served the town but now is abandoned. [5] [6] There are also sugarcane tramways in the locality. [4]
The town's name Midgenoo is taken from the Midgenoo railway station and is reportedly an Aboriginal word for a local tree. [2]
Midgenoo State School opened in 1923 but closed in 1933. [7]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people. [8]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people. [1]
Midgenoo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() View across the fields to distant mountains, Midgenoo, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°53′41″S 145°57′38″E / 17.8947°S 145.9605°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 76 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 10.13/km2 (26.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4854 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Midgenoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people. [1]
The town is north of centre within the locality. This land is flat (approx 20 metres above sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane. [4]
The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south-west to north, passing through the town. [4] Midgenoo railway station ( 17°53′44″S 145°57′40″E / 17.8955°S 145.9611°E) once served the town but now is abandoned. [5] [6] There are also sugarcane tramways in the locality. [4]
The town's name Midgenoo is taken from the Midgenoo railway station and is reportedly an Aboriginal word for a local tree. [2]
Midgenoo State School opened in 1923 but closed in 1933. [7]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people. [8]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people. [1]