Baroondah, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Baroondah
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.6827°N 149.1769°W
Pop:57
Postcode:4454
Area:1328.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:73.9
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Injune
Dist2:136
Dir2:NNE
Location2:Roma
Dist3:279
Dir3:SW
Location3:Biloela
Dist4:595
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Banana
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Glenhaughton
Near-Ne:Broadmere
Near-E:Kinnoul
Near-Se:Eurombah
Near-S:Durham Downs
Waikola
Near-Sw:Pony Hills
Near-W:Beilba
Near-Nw:Arcadia Valley

Baroondah is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Baroondah had a population of 57 people.

History

Ernest Henry established a sheep and cattle station called Baroondah on the Dawson River in 1860. He had approximately of land, stocked with 500 heifers, and 7,000 breeding ewes.[2]

Demographics

In the, Baroondah had a population of 4 people.

In the, Baroondah had a population of 57 people.

Education

The nearest government school is Injune P-10 State School in Injune to the west. It provides primary and secondary schooling (Prep to Year 10). However, most of Baroondah is too distant from this school for a daily commute. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 25 October 2019.
  2. Phillips . George . 1923 . Ernest Henry : the discoverer, and principle prospector, of the Cloncurry Mineral District of North-West Queensland . . 2 . 2 . 97-120 . . 17 November 2024 . 14 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240914223235/https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:207513 . live .
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 17 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .