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Mulgowie, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°43′15″S 152°22′31″E / 27.7208°S 152.3752°E / -27.7208; 152.3752 (Mulgowie (centre of locality))
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Mulgowie
Queensland
Mulgowie is located in Queensland
Mulgowie
Mulgowie
Coordinates27°43′15″S 152°22′31″E / 27.7208°S 152.3752°E / -27.7208; 152.3752 (Mulgowie (centre of locality))
Population175 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.137/km2 (10.72/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4341
Area42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Mulgowie:
Laidley Creek West Laidley South Grandchester
Mount Berryman Mulgowie Mount Mort
Thornton Thornton Thornton

Mulgowie is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.[1]

History

The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning big round hill.[2]

Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919 it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997.[3]

In the 2016 census Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulgowie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mulgowie – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 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