Kooralgin is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kooralgin had a population of 47 people.[1]
| Kooralgin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Kooralgin | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°55′30″S 151°55′58″E / 26.925°S 151.9327°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 47 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.778/km2 (2.015/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4402 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 60.4 km2 (23.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC 10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
editKooralgin Provisional School opened on 10 April 1916. It closed in 1923. It closed on 28 January 1963. Opened as Kooralgin Provisional School No 1493 and closed in 1923. It reopened in 1930 as a half-time school in conjunction with Claredale Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). About 1932 the Claredale school closed and Kooralgin school became Kooralgin State School. It experienced a number of temporary closures before closing permanently in 1963.[3]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Kooralgin had a population of 46 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Kooralgin had a population of 47 people.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kooralgin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Kooralgin – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47984)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 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
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kooralgin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
