Midgenoo, Queensland
| Midgenoo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 View across the fields to distant mountains, Midgenoo, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
  Midgenoo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°53′41″S 145°57′38″E / 17.8947°S 145.9605°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 51 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.80/km2 (17.61/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4854 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Midgenoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
The town is north of centre within the locality. This land is flat (approx 20 metres above sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane.[4]
The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south-west to north, passing through the town.[4] Midgenoo railway station (17°53′44″S 145°57′40″E / 17.8955°S 145.9611°E) once served the town but now is abandoned.[5][6] There are also sugarcane tramways in the locality.[4]
History[edit]
The town's name Midgenoo is taken from the Midgenoo railway station and is reportedly an Aboriginal word for a local tree.[2]
Midgenoo State School opened in 1923 but closed in 1933.[7]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Midgenoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Midgenoo – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 22010)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Midgenoo – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45730)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Midgenoo – railway station in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 22011)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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