Balgowan
Queensland
Balgowan is located in Queensland
Balgowan
Balgowan
Coordinates27°15′12″S 151°41′40″E / 27.2533°S 151.6944°E / -27.2533; 151.6944 (Balgowan (centre of locality))
Population14 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.43/km2 (3.70/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4401
Area9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Balgowan:
Rosalie Plains Rosalie Plains Rosalie Plains
Brymaroo Balgowan Highland Plains
Muldu Muldu Muldu

Balgowan is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Balgowan had a population of 14 people.[1]

Geography

Like much of the Darling Downs, Balgowan is flat agricultural land. It is about 440 metres about sea level and is used for both cropping and grazing, all freehold.[3]

The Oakey–Cooyar Road, locally named Pechey - Maclagan Road, passes through the locality from south-east to north.[3]

History

Plainview State School (sometimes appears as Plain View State School) opened on 1 December 1884 and closed in December 1921.[4]

In the 2016 census Balgowan had a population of 14 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Balgowan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Balgowan – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47888)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
Categories