Mulgowie, Queensland
| Mulgowie Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mulgowie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°43′15″S 152°22′31″E / 27.7208°S 152.3752°ECoordinates: 27°43′15″S 152°22′31″E / 27.7208°S 152.3752°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 175 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.137/km2 (10.72/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4341 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Mulgowie is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.[1]
History[]
The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning big round hill.[2]
Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919 it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997.[3]
In the 2016 census Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulgowie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Mulgowie – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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