Yalboroo | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Sunset, Yalboroo, 1990 | |||||||||||||
  Yalboroo | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:20°50′08″S148°39′03″E / 20.8355°S 148.6508°E /-20.8355; 148.6508 (Yalboroo (town centre)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 202.9 km2 (78.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 146 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.7196/km2 (1.864/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4741 | ||||||||||||
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Yalboroo is a rural town andlocality in theMackay Region,Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the2021 census, the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 146 people.[2]
Yalboroo is on theBruce Highway, about 71 kilometres (44 mi) north-west of Mackay. The highway and theNorth Coast railway line pass through from east to north-west on the same alignment. The town is centred on the former Yalboroo railway station, which is the location of a passing loop.[5]
Cathu is a neighbourhood in the locality, north of the town (20°49′00″S148°38′00″E / 20.8166°S 148.6333°E /-20.8166; 148.6333 (Cathu (neighbourhood))).[6]
A disconnected section of theEungella National Park is in the south-east of the locality, while the west of the locality is within the Cathu State Forest which extends north into neighbouringBloomsbury.[7]
Yalboroo has the following mountains (from north to south):
The town takes its name from the Yalboroo railway station, which was named by theQueensland Railways Department on 7 August 1920. It is an Aboriginal word meaninghappy.[3]
Yalboroo Siding Provisional School opened on 29 August 1927 and later that year became Yalboroo State School. It closed on 31 December 2000.[15] The school was at 6885 Bruce Highway (20°50′11″S148°38′59″E / 20.8365°S 148.6498°E /-20.8365; 148.6498 (Yalboroo State School (former))).[16][17][7]
Yalbaroo Post Office opened on 1 December 1927, was renamed Yalboroo in April 1961, and closed on 28 February 1975.[18]
Rise and Shine State School opened on 3 February 1936 and closed circa 1962.[15] It was at 2 Watson and Boyds Road (corner Holds Road,20°53′20″S148°39′46″E / 20.8888°S 148.6628°E /-20.8888; 148.6628 (Rise and Shine State School (former))).[17][19][7]
O'Connell River School opened on 6 August 1937 and closed in 1960.[15] It was to the west of the intersection of Cathu O'Connell Road and Frys Road (20°51′48″S148°37′11″E / 20.8632°S 148.6196°E /-20.8632; 148.6196 (O'Connell River State School (former))).[17][20][7]
In the2016 census, the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 170 people.[21]
In the2021 census, the locality of Yalboroo had a population of 146 people.[2]
There are no schools in Yalboroo. The nearest government primary schools arePindi Pindi State School in neighbouringPindi Pindi to the east andBloombury State School in neighbouringBloomsbury to the north. The nearest government secondary school isCalen District State College in neighbouringCalen to the south-east.[22]
The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at the Community Hall.[23][24]
