Balgowan, Queensland

Balgowan is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Balgowan had a population of 14 people.[1]

Balgowan
Queensland
Balgowan is located in Queensland
Balgowan
Balgowan
Coordinates27.2533°S 151.6944°E / -27.2533; 151.6944 (Balgowan (centre of locality))
Population14 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.43/km2 (3.70/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4401
Area9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Balgowan:
Rosalie Plains Rosalie Plains Rosalie Plains
Brymaroo Balgowan Highland Plains
Muldu Muldu Muldu

Geography

Like much of the Darling Downs, Balgowan is flat agricultural land. It is about 440 metres about sea level and is used for both cropping and grazing, all freehold.[3]

The Oakey–Cooyar Road, locally named Pechey - Maclagan Road, passes through the locality from south-east to north.[3]

History

Plainview State School (sometimes appears as Plain View State School) opened on 1 December 1884 and closed in December 1921.[4]

In the 2016 census Balgowan had a population of 14 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Balgowan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Balgowan – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47888)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. 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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