Mulgowie, Queensland

Mulgowie is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.[1]

Mulgowie
Queensland
Mulgowie
Coordinates27.7208°S 152.3752°E / -27.7208; 152.3752 (Mulgowie (centre of locality))
Population175 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.137/km2 (10.72/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4341
Area42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Mulgowie:
Laidley Creek West Laidley South Grandchester
Mount Berryman Mulgowie Mount Mort
Thornton Thornton Thornton

History

The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning big round hill.[2]

Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919 it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997.[3]

In the 2016 census Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulgowie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mulgowie – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 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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