Sedgeford Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 23°58′56″S 146°49′14″E / 23.9822°S 146.8205°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 0 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.00000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4724 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,877.2 km2 (724.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Barcaldine Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Sedgeford is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Sedgeford had a population of 0 people.[1]
On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Sedgeford was incorporated into Alpha.[3][4][5]
The Central Western railway line and, to its immediate south, the Capricorn Highway form the northern boundary of the locality. The Mamboo railway station (23°38′55″S 146°48′53″E / 23.6486°S 146.8147°E) services the locality and Beaufort to the north.[6][7]
Native Companion Creek rises in the south of the locality near Troopers Bluff (elevation 570 metres (1,870 ft)) and flows north exiting the locality to the north-west (Alpha). The creek eventually becomes a tributary of the Belyando River.[6][8][9]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[6]
The origin of the name is unclear but it appears to have been a pastoral run name since 1884.[10]
Mamboo railway station was established in 1954. Queensland Railways Department assigned the name Mamboo on 5 July 1954. It is an Aboriginal word in the Kabi language, meaning dogwood tree.[11] However this is not an Indigenous language used in the area.[7]
In 1912 Sedgeford pastoral station was sold by Mr Donaldson to Messrs Clark & Whiting.[12]
There are no schools in Sedgeford. Neighbouring Alpha has a primary and secondary school (to Year 10). The nearest secondary schools including Years 11 and 12 are in Barcaldine and Emerald.[6] Boarding schools and distance education are other options.[13]