Mooga, Queensland
Mooga is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mooga had a population of 30 people.
History
The name Mooga was derived from the pastoral run name, which was an Aboriginal word in the Mandandanji language, meaning kingfisher.
Mooga Provisional School opened on 1 August 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Mooga State School. It closed on 18 April 1937. It was on the northern side of Mountainview Road, within the present-day locality of neighbouring Euthulla (26°22′07″S 148°49′01″E / 26.36873°S 148.81698°E).
Demographics
In the 2016 census Mooga had a population of 17 people.
In the 2021 census, Mooga had a population of 30 people.
Road infrastructure
The Roma-Taroom Road runs along the north-western boundary.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mooga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mooga – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49165)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m87" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Mooga, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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