Baroondah, Queensland
Baroondah is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Baroondah had a population of 57 people.
History
Ernest Henry established a sheep and cattle station called Baroondah on the Dawson River in 1860. He had approximately 200 square miles (520 km) of land, stocked with 500 heifers, and 7,000 breeding ewes.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Baroondah had a population of 4 people.
In the 2021 census, Baroondah had a population of 57 people.
Education
The nearest government school is Injune P-10 State School in Injune to the west. It provides primary and secondary schooling (Prep to Year 10). However, most of Baroondah is too distant from this school for a daily commute. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baroondah (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Baroondah – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49536)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Lack, Clem, "Ernest Henry (1837–1919)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 6 May 2024, retrieved 17 November 2024
- ^ Phillips, George (1923). "Ernest Henry : the discoverer, and principle prospector, of the Cloncurry Mineral District of North-West Queensland". Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 2 (2): 97–120. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via University of Queensland.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Baroondah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
