Borallon, Queensland
Suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia
27°30′09″S 152°42′04″E / 27.5025°S 152.7011°E / -27.5025; 152.7011 (Borallon (centre of locality))Suburbs around Borallon: | ||
Fernvale | Fernvale | Lake Manchester |
Fairney View | Borallon | Pine Mountain |
Wanora | Pine Mountain | Pine Mountain |
Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is known for the Borallon Correctional Centre (a prison facility) located there. In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]
History
The locality takes its name from a railway station, which was in turned named by Queensland Railway Commissioner Francis Curnow after his birthplace near St Ives in Cornwall, England.[2]
Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.[3]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Borallon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Borallon – locality in Somerset Region (entry 48319)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Borallon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
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