Yalboroo, Queensland

Yalboroo is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 170 people.[1]

Yalboroo
Queensland
Yalboroo is located in Queensland
Yalboroo
Yalboroo
Coordinates20.8355°S 148.6508°E / -20.8355; 148.6508 (Yalboroo (town centre))
Population170 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density0.838/km2 (2.17/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4741
Area202.9 km2 (78.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Yalboroo:
Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Mentmore
Eungella Hinterland Yalboroo Pindi Pindi
Eungella Hinterland Calen Calen

Geography

Yalboroo is on the Bruce Highway, about 71 kilometres (44 mi) north-west of Mackay. The highway and the North Coast railway line pass through from east to north-west on the same alignment. The town is centred on the former Yalboroo railway station, which is the location of a passing loop.[4]

Cathu is a neighbourhood in the locality, north of the town (20.8166°S 148.6333°E / -20.8166; 148.6333 (Cathu (neighbourhood))).[5]

A disconnected section of the Eungella National Park is in the south-east of the locality, while the west of the locality is within the Cathu State Forest which extends north into neighbouring Bloomsbury.[6]

Yalboroo has the following mountains:

History

The town takes its name from the Yalboroo railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 7 August 1920. It is an Aboriginal word meaning happy.[2]

Yalboroo Siding Provisional School opened on 29 August 1927 and later that year became Yalboroo State School. It closed on 31 December 2000.[14] The school was at 6885 Bruce Highway (20.8365°S 148.6498°E / -20.8365; 148.6498 (Yalboroo State School (former))).[15][16][6]

Yalbaroo Post Office opened on 1 December 1927, was renamed Yalboroo in April 1961, and closed on 28 February 1975.[17]

Rise and Shine State School opened on 3 February 1936 and closed circa 1962.[14] It was at 2 Watson and Boyds Road (corner Holds Road, 20.8888°S 148.6628°E / -20.8888; 148.6628 (Rise and Shine State School (former))).[16][18][6]

O'Connell River School opened on 6 August 1937 and closed in 1960.[14] It was to the west of the intersection of Cathu O'Connell Road and Frys Road (20.8632°S 148.6196°E / -20.8632; 148.6196 (O'Connell River State School (former))).[16][19][6]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 170 people.[1]

Amenities

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the Community Hall.[20][21]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yalboroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Yalboroo – town in Mackay Region (entry 38360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Yalboroo – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "North Coast Line System North, Information Pack, Page 15" (PDF). Queensland Rail. 5 October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. "Cathu – locality unbounded in Mackay Regional (entry 6535)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. "Mount Beatrice – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 1984)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. "Mount Catherine – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 6527)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. "Mount Seemore – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 30364)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. "Mount Zillah – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 38848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. "Rhino Mountain – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 28409)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. "Rocky Mountain – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 28854)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  14. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  15. "Town of Yalboroo" (Map). Queensland Government. 1961. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  16. "St Helens" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  17. "Yalboroo". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  18. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m310" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  19. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m310" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  20. "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  21. "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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