| Type: | suburb |
| Miallo | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -16.4055°N 145.3683°W |
| Pop: | 406 |
| Postcode: | 4873 |
| Area: | 28.0 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 5.9 |
| Dir1: | N |
| Location1: | Mossman |
| Dist2: | 25.8 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Port Douglas |
| Dist3: | 81.2 |
| Dir3: | NW |
| Location3: | Cairns |
| Dist4: | 1758 |
| Dir4: | NNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Shire of Douglas |
| Stategov: | Cook |
| Fedgov: | Leichhardt |
| Near-N: | Whyanbeel |
| Near-Ne: | Bamboo |
| Near-E: | Rocky Point |
| Near-Se: | Newell |
| Near-S: | Mossman |
| Near-Sw: | Syndicate |
| Near-W: | Syndicate |
| Near-Nw: | Whyanbeel |
Miallo is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Miallo had a population of 406 people.
Miallo consists of flat land (about 10 metres above sea level) which is used for farming surrounding a mountainous area rising to Mount Somerset (-16.4217°N 145.3668°W), a peak above sea level.[2] [3] The crops grown are sugarcane and tropical fruit.[4]
There is a cane tramway system through Miallo to deliver sugarcane to the sugar mill at Mossman.
Thooleer is a neighbourhood in the locality (-16.4166°N 145.3833°W).[5]
The name Miallo is an Aboriginal word, meaning wild country.[1]
Mialloa Provisional School opened on 2 October 1911. It became Miallo State School on 30 July 1923.
On Sunday 20 December, St Anthony's Catholic Church was officially opened and dedicated by Bishop Thomas Cahill. It was a reconstruction of a building bought from Lawrence Butler Rutherford. Prior to the construction of the church, Mass had been held in private homes.[6]
In the, Miallo had a population of 376 people.
In the, Miallo had a population of 406 people.
Miallo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Miallo Bamboo Creek Road (-16.3888°N 145.3761°W).[7] [8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 179 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 190 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[10]
There is no secondary school in Miallo. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in neighbouring Mossman to the south.