Cockatoo, Queensland

Cockatoo is a locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Cockatoo
Queensland
W B Slade and an aboriginal stable boy on Cockatoo Creek Station, 1866
Cockatoo
Coordinates25°41′15″S 150°17′37″E
Population873 (included within Taroom (2011)[1]
Postcode(s)4419
Location
  • 50 km (31 mi) E of Taroom
  • 143 km (89 mi) SSE of Biloela
  • 345 km (214 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Cockatoo:
Glebe Cracow Eidsvold West
Taroom Cockatoo Sujeewong
Taroom Bungaban Sujeewong

Geography

Cockatoo Creek flows through Cockatoo from east to west, eventually flowing to the Dawson River at 25.4666°S 150.0333°E / -25.4666; 150.0333 (Cockatoo Creek).[3][4]

History

Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000.[5] It was located in the south of Cockatoo on Pine Creek Road, possibly just over the border into present-day neighbouring Bungaban at 25.7895°S 150.2607°E / -25.7895; 150.2607 (Cockatoo State School).

In the 2011 census, the population of Cockatoo was not separately reported but was included within neighbouring Taroom which had a combined population of 873 people.[1]

Notable people
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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Taroom (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. "Cockatoo - locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49542)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. "Cockatoo Creek (entry 7608)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. "Florence E. Lord". AustLit. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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