Ducklo, Queensland

Ducklo is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Ducklo had a population of 306 people.[3]

For the former U.S. press secretary, see TJ Ducklo.

Ducklo
Queensland
Ducklo is located in Queensland
Ducklo
Ducklo
Coordinates27.2702°S 151.04°E / -27.2702; 151.04 (Ducklo (centre of locality))
Population306 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4405
Area271.7 km2 (104.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Ducklo:
Kogan Ranges Bridge Nandi
Kumbarilla Ducklo Nandi
Kumbarilla Halliford Nandi

Geography

The Glenmorgan railway line passes from the north-east (Nandi) to the west (Kumbarilla) of the locality. The locality is served by Ducklo railway station (27.2531°S 151.0114°E / -27.2531; 151.0114 (Ducklo railway station)).[4][5]

The Moonie Highway also passes from the north-east (Nandi) to the south-west of the locality (Kumbarilla) but to the south of the railway line.[4]

The land use is a mix of crop growing (mostly towards the north-east of the locality) and grazing on native vegetation (mostly towards the south-west of the locality).[4]

History

The name Ducklo may refer to low-flying ducks along the Clay Hole Gully.[2]

The Ducklo railway siding was a mail receiving office from 1913. It subsequently became a post office. It closed in 1970.[5]

Ducklo State School opened on 25 January 1915. It closed in 1963.[6]

The Anglican Church of the Holy Apostles was dedicated on 12 October 1915 by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson.[7] Its last service was held in October 1941.[8] The church building was relocated to Bowenville where it was dedicated as St Luke's Anglican Church on 30 March 1952 by Venerable Frank Knight.[9] It closed in Bowenville on 31 March 1982.[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Ducklo had a population of 333 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Ducklo had a population of 306 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Ducklo. The nearest government primary schools are Dalby State School in Dalby to the north-east and Kogan State School in neighbouring Kogan to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Dalby State High School.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ducklo (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Ducklo – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47694)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ducklo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. "Ducklo – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 10718)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "DALBY ITEMS". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 7, 731. Queensland, Australia. 13 October 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  9. "CHURCH DEDICATION". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1952. p. 3. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ducklo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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