Mingoola Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 28°56′34″S 151°31′59″E / 28.9427°S 151.5330°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 14 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 77.6 km2 (30.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Mingoola is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales.[3] In the 2021 census, Mingoola had a population of 14 people.[4]
Mingoola is located on the border of Queensland and New South Wales with the adjacent locality over the border also being called Mingoola.[5]
The Dumaresq River forms part of the border and forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality.[5] The Severn River enters the locality from the north-east (Sundown) and becomes a tributary of the Dumaresq River at the border.[5]
The elevation ranges from 370 to 730 metres (1,210 to 2,400 ft).[5]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation, except for the lower-lying land around the Severn and Dumaresq Rivers which is used for crop growing.[5]
The locality probably takes its name from a pastoral run called Mangoola or Moongoola mentioned in the memoirs of Oscar De Satge.[2]
Land in Mingoola was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 34 square miles (88 km2) were available.[6]
In the 2016 census, Mingoola had a population of 18 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Mingoola had a population of 14 people.[4]
The nearest government primary and secondary school to Year 10 is Texas P-10 State School in Texas to the west. There is no nearby secondary school to Year 12; options are distance education and boarding school.[8]