Yalboroo
Queensland
Yalboroo is located in Queensland
Yalboroo
Yalboroo
Coordinates20°50′08″S 148°39′03″E / 20.8355°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

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]

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°49′00″S 148°38′00″E / 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°50′11″S 148°38′59″E / 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°53′20″S 148°39′46″E / 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°51′48″S 148°37′11″E / 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. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yalboroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 "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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