Barmoya, Queensland

Barmoya is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Barmoya had a population of 80 people.[1]

Barmoya
Queensland
Barmoya
Coordinates23.1277°S 150.5397°E / -23.1277; 150.5397 (Barmoya (centre of locality))
Population80 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.04/km2 (2.68/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4703
Area77.2 km2 (29.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)Keppel
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Barmoya:
Rossmoya Greenlake Greenlake
Wattlebank Barmoya Lake Mary
The Caves Sandringham Cobraball
Mulara

History

Barmoya Settlement State School opened on 31 August 1911. in 1935 was renamed Barmoya East State School. It closed on 4 July 1969.[3]

Barmoya Central State School opened on 28 August 1918. In 1936 it was renamed Wattlebank State School. It closed in December 1959.[3]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 18 February 2000.[2]

In the 2016 census Barmoya had a population of 80 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barmoya (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Barmoya – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 50244)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 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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