Miallo, Queensland

Miallo is a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Miallo had a population of 376 people.[1]

Miallo
Queensland
A farm house in Miallo next to the cane railway.
Miallo
Coordinates16.4055°S 145.3683°E / -16.4055; 145.3683
Population376 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density12.83/km2 (33.24/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4873
Area29.3 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal Division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Miallo:
Whyanbeel Whyanbeel Bamboo
Syndicate Miallo Rocky Point
Syndicate Mossman Newell

Geography

Miallo consists of flat land (about 10 metres above sea level) which is used for farming surrounding a mountainous area rising to Mount Somerset, a peak 200 metres above sea level).[3][4] The crops grown are sugarcane and tropical fruit.[5] There is a cane tramway system through Miallo to deliver sugarcane to the sugar mill at Mossman.[4]

History

The name Miallo is an Aboriginal word, meaning wild country.[2]

Mialloa Provisional School opened on 2 October 1911. It became Miallo State School on 30 July 1923.[6]

Education

Miallo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Miallo Bamboo Creek Road between Rutherford Road and Syndicate Road (16.3888°S 145.3761°E / -16.3888; 145.3761 (Miallo State School)).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 179 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[9]

The nearest secondary school is in neighbouring Mossman.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Miallo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Miallo - locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. "Mount Somerset - mountain in Douglas Shire (entry 31393)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. "Destination Daintree". Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  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. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Miallo State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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