Mount Darry, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Darry
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.1941°N 151.7713°W
Pop:46
Postcode:4352
Area:40.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:10.9
Dir1:W
Location1:Haden
Dist2:19.8
Dir2:E
Location2:Quinalow
Dist3:35
Dir3:NNE
Location3:Oakey
Dist4:53
Dir4:N
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:189
Dir5:WNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Doctor Creek
Near-Ne:Doctor Creek
Near-E:Doctor Creek
Near-Se:Kilbirnie
Near-S:Highland Plains
Near-Sw:Rosalie Plains
Near-W:Kulpi
Near-Nw:Evergreen

Mount Darry is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Darry had a population of 46 people.

Geography

Brigalow Park is a neighbourhood slightly east of the centre of the locality (-27.2°N 151.7833°W).[2]

The land use is a mix of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.

History

Mount Darry Provisional School opened on 28 August 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Darry State School. In 1915 it was renamed Zahley State School and in 1925 it was renamed Kilbirnie State School. It closed on 31 December 1961. It was located at 752 Goombungee Kilburnie Road .[3]

Brigalow Park Provisional School opened on 17 October 1910. On 1 May 1912 it became Brigalow Park State School. It closed on 13 April 1962. It was located on Brigalow Park School Road .[4]

Demographics

In the Mount Darry had a population of 35 people.

In the, Mount Darry had a population of 46 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[5]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Darry. The nearest primary schools are Kulpi State School in neighbouring Kulpi to the west and Haden State School in Haden to the east. For secondary education to Year 10 only, the nearest school is Quinalow State School in Quinalow to the north-west. For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south.

Notes and References

  1. 14 December 2020.
  2. 14 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 1947. Parish of Goombungee. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216073429/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-goombungee-1947.jpg. 16 December 2020. 16 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  4. Web site: 1946. Evergreen. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927225420/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-evergreen-1946.jpg. 27 September 2020. 16 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  5. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.