Cockatoo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.[1]
| Cockatoo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 W B Slade and an aboriginal stable boy on Cockatoo Creek Station, 1866 | |||||||||||||||
  Cockatoo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°41′04″S 150°16′53″E / 25.6844°S 150.2813°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0454/km2 (0.1177/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4419 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 792.5 km2 (306.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
Cockatoo Creek flows through Cockatoo from east to west, eventually flowing to the Dawson River at 25°28′00″S 150°02′00″E / 25.4666°S 150.0333°E.[3][4]
History edit
Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000.[5][6] It was located in the south of Cockatoo on Pine Creek Road, possibly just over the border into present-day neighbouring Bungaban at 25°47′22″S 150°15′39″E / 25.7895°S 150.2607°E.
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.[7]
In the 2016 census, Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.[1]
Education edit
There are no schools in Cockatoo. The nearest school is Taroom State School in Taroom to the west which is a primary and secondary school to Year 10. There is no nearby secondary school to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.[3]
Notable people edit
- Journalist Florence Eliza Lord was born in Cockatoo[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cockatoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Cockatoo – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49542)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Cockatoo Creek (entry 7608)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Taroom (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Florence E. Lord". AustLit. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
External links edit
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