Yalboroo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°50′08″S 148°39′03″E / 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 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 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°49′00″S 148°38′00″E / 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:
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°50′11″S 148°38′59″E / 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°53′20″S 148°39′46″E / 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°51′48″S 148°37′11″E / 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]
Yalboroo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°50′08″S 148°39′03″E / 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 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 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°49′00″S 148°38′00″E / 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:
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°50′11″S 148°38′59″E / 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°53′20″S 148°39′46″E / 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°51′48″S 148°37′11″E / 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]