Moregatta Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17°29′29″S 145°34′55″E / 17.4913°S 145.5819°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 62 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4886 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Moregatta is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Moregatta had a population of 62 people.[3]
The south-western part of the locality is part of the Herberton Range National Park.[4][5] The land use in the rest of the locality is grazing, predominantly dairy cattle.[4]
The Millaa Millaa–Malanda Road runs through from south (Millaa Millaa) to north (Minbun).[6]
The locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named 23 July 1920 by the Queensland Railways Department, reportedly being an Aboriginal word, meaning level ground.[2]
The locality was served by Moregatta railway station (17°29′23″S 145°35′32″E / 17.4897°S 145.5922°E) on the now-closed Millaa Millaa branch of the Tablelands railway line.[7][8]
Moregatta Provisional School opened on 11 April 1927. In 1930, it became Moregatta State School. In 1935, a new building was constructed for Moregatta State School.[9] The school closed on 7 May 1948.[10][11] It was at 323 Moregatta Road (17°29′04″S 145°35′55″E / 17.48438°S 145.59856°E).[8][12][4]
In the 2016 census, Moregatta had a population of 9 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Moregatta had a population of 62 people.[3]
There are no schools in Moregatta. The nearest government primary school is Millaa Milla State School in neighbouring Millaa Millaa to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Malanda State High School in Malanda to the north.[14]