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| Moffatdale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Parasailing on Lake Barambah impounded by the Bjelke-Petersen Dam, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Moffatdale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°18′29″S152°01′06″E / 26.3080°S 152.0183°E /-26.3080; 152.0183 (Moffatdale (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 257 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.886/km2 (12.65/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4605 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
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Moffatdale is a rurallocality in theSouth Burnett Region,Queensland, Australia.[2] In the2021 census, Moffatdale had a population of 257 people.[1]
TheBjelke-Petersen Dam is in the west of the locality (26°18′12″S151°58′44″E / 26.3032°S 151.9789°E /-26.3032; 151.9789 (Bjelke-Petersen Dam)) with the reservoirLake Barambah (26°19′37″S151°59′51″E / 26.3269°S 151.9974°E /-26.3269; 151.9974 (Lake Barambah)) extending through the south-west of the locality.[3]
Although Moffatdale is not officially a town, there is a residential subdivision near the school. Apart from this, the land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.[3]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[4]
Caulfield Provisional School opened on 1 November 1915 with 11 students under teacher Miss Elise Ellen Bow.[5][6] In 1916, it was renamed Barambah West Provisional School and again in 1918 as Moffatdale Provisional School. On 1 June 1926, it became Moffatdale State School.[7] The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 1965 with 5 of its first-day students in attendance. The school celebrated its 75th anniversary on 27 October 1990 with nearly 500 former students and teachers in attendance. The school celebrated its centenary in 2015 with the publication of a school centenary history book. At that time, the school had an enrolment of 53 students and the original school building was still on site, but was being used as an office.[5][6]
In the2016 census, Moffatdale had a population of 179 people.[8]
In the2021 census, Moffatdale had a population of 257 people.[1]
Moffatdale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 892 Barambah Road (26°18′21″S152°00′42″E / 26.3059°S 152.0117°E /-26.3059; 152.0117 (Moffatdale State School)).[9][10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 42 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[11]
There is no secondary school in Moffatdale. The nearest secondary school is Murgon State High School in neighbouringMurgon to the north-west.[3]
There are two boat ramps into Lake Barambah known as:[12]
Both are on Haager Drive and are managed by the South Burnett Regional Council.[12]
