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Mooga, Queensland

Coordinates: 26°20′14″S 149°00′49″E / 26.3372°S 149.0136°E / -26.3372; 149.0136 (Mooga (centre of locality))
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Mooga
Queensland
Mooga is located in Queensland
Mooga
Mooga
Coordinates26°20′14″S 149°00′49″E / 26.3372°S 149.0136°E / -26.3372; 149.0136 (Mooga (centre of locality))
Population17 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0531/km2 (0.138/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4455
Area320.1 km2 (123.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Mooga:
Eumamurrin Durham Downs Durham Downs
Euthulla Mooga Pickanjinnie
Euthulla Blythdale Pickanjinnie

Mooga is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mooga had a population of 17 people.[1]

History

The name Mooga was derived from the pastoral run name, which was an Aboriginal word in the Mandandanji language, meaning kingfisher.[2]

Mooga Provisional School opened on 1 August 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Mooga State School. It closed on 18 April 1937.[3]

In the 2016 census Mooga had a population of 17 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mooga – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49165)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0