Yalboroo, Queensland

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Yalboroo
Queensland
Yalboroo is located in Queensland
Yalboroo
Yalboroo
Coordinates20°50′08″S 148°39′03″E / 20.8355°S 148.6508°E / -20.8355; 148.6508 (Yalboroo (town centre))Coordinates: 20°50′08″S 148°39′03″E / 20.8355°S 148.6508°E / -20.8355; 148.6508 (Yalboroo (town centre))
Population170 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density0.838/km2 (2.17/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4741
Area202.9 km2 (78.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Yalboroo:
Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Mentmore
Eungella Hinterland Yalboroo Pindi Pindi
Eungella Hinterland Calen Calen

Yalboroo is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 170 people.[1]

History[]

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.[4]

Yalbaroo Post Office opened on 1 December 1927, was renamed Yalboroo in April 1961, and closed on 28 February 1975.[5]

In the 2016 census the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 170 people.[1]

Geography[]

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 railway station, which is the location of a passing loop.[6]

Amenities[]

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the Community Hall.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yalboroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Yalboroo – town in Mackay Region (entry 38360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Yalboroo – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Yalboroo". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "North Coast Line System North, Information Pack, Page 15" (PDF). Queensland Rail. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

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