Upper Barron

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Upper Barron
Queensland
Upper Barron.jpg
Belson Road, Upper Barron
Upper Barron is located in Queensland
Upper Barron
Upper Barron
Coordinates17°23′20″S 145°30′25″E / 17.3888°S 145.5069°E / -17.3888; 145.5069 (Upper Barron (centre of locality))Coordinates: 17°23′20″S 145°30′25″E / 17.3888°S 145.5069°E / -17.3888; 145.5069 (Upper Barron (centre of locality))
Population451 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.320/km2 (11.189/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4883
Area104.4 km2 (40.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Upper Barron:
Wongabel East Barron Peeramon
Kureen
Moomin
Wondecla
Upper Barron Malanda
Evelyn Minbun Jaggan
Tarzali

Upper Barron is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Upper Barron had a population of 451 people.[1]

History[]

Upper Barron State School opened on 31 January 1911.[3] It closed on 31 December 2009, as there were only nine students.[4][5]

In the 2016 census Upper Barron had a population of 451 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Barron (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Upper Barron – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48912)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ "No reprieve for Upper Barron State School". ABC News. 21 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2021.


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