Mingoola, Queensland

Mingoola is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales.[3] In the 2016 census, Mingoola had a population of 18 people.[1]

Not to be confused with Mingoola, New South Wales.
Mingoola
Queensland
Mingoola
Coordinates28.9427°S 151.5330°E / -28.9427; 151.5330
Population18 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.232/km2 (0.601/sq mi)
Area77.6 km2 (30.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Mingoola:
Glenlyon Springdale Sundown
Glenlyon Mingoola Back Creek (NSW)
Glenlyon Riverton Mingoola (NSW)

Geography

Mingoola is located on the border of Queensland and New South Wales with the adjacent locality over the border also being called Mingoola.[4]

History

The locality probably takes its name from the pastoral run called Mangoola or Moongoola in early memoirs of Oscar De Satge.[2]

Land in Mingoola was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 34 square miles (88 km2) were available.[5]

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gollark: Anyway, limons, for the purpose you specified it would work fine to just rank people on accomplishments instead of some rough "intelligence" metric.
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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mingoola (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mingoola - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45952)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.


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