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Mount Binga, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°01′21″S 151°57′32″E / 27.0225°S 151.9588°E / -27.0225; 151.9588 (Mount Binga (centre of locality))
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Mount Binga
Queensland
Mount Binga is located in Queensland
Mount Binga
Mount Binga
Coordinates27°01′21″S 151°57′32″E / 27.0225°S 151.9588°E / -27.0225; 151.9588 (Mount Binga (centre of locality))
Population86 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.941/km2 (2.437/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4314
Area91.4 km2 (35.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Mount Binga:
Kooralgin Kooralgin Gilla
Cooyar Mount Binga Googa Creek
East Cooyar St Aubyn Emu Creek

Mount Binga is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Binga had a population of 86 people.[1]

History

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The locality takes its name from the mountain, and is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ants.[2]

Mount Binga Provisional School opened on 1919 and closed in 1922.[3]

On 1 February 2018, Mount Binga's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Mount Binga had a population of 67 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Mount Binga had a population of 86 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Binga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mount Binga – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49225)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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
  4. ^ "Blackbutt To Get New Postcode". southburnett.com.au. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Binga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata