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Borallon, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°30′09″S 152°42′04″E / 27.5025°S 152.7011°E / -27.5025; 152.7011 (Borallon (centre of locality))
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Borallon
Queensland
Paddocks along Hills Road, 2014
Borallon is located in Queensland
Borallon
Borallon
Coordinates27°30′09″S 152°42′04″E / 27.5025°S 152.7011°E / -27.5025; 152.7011 (Borallon (centre of locality))
Population90 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density6.5/km2 (16.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Borallon:
Fernvale Fernvale Lake Manchester
Fairney View Borallon Pine Mountain
Wanora Pine Mountain Pine Mountain

Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is known for the Borallon Correctional Centre (a prison facility) located there. In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]

History

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Brisbane River at Hills Crossing Reserve, 2014

The locality takes its name from a railway station, which was in turned named by Queensland Railway Commissioner Francis Curnow after his birthplace near St Ives in Cornwall, England.[2]

Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.[3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Borallon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Borallon – locality in Somerset Region (entry 48319)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Borallon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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