Balnagowan, Queensland

Balnagowan is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Balnagowan had a population of 418 people.[1]

Balnagowan
Queensland
Balnagowan
Coordinates21.1180°S 149.0180°E / -21.1180; 149.0180 (Balnagowan (centre of locality))
Population418 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density10.245/km2 (26.53/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4740
Area40.8 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Balnagowan:
Hampden The Leap Farleigh
Hampden Balnagowan Dumbleton
Marian Pleystowe Walkerston

History

Balnagowan State School opened on 6 February 1950. It closed on 24 January 1977.[3]

In the 2016 census, Balnagowan had a population of 418 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Balnagowan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Balnagowan – locality in Mackay Region (entry 49360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 November 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


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