Mooga, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°23′56″S 149°01′35″E / 26.399016°S 149.026348°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 169.4 km2 (65.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 49 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2893/km2 (0.749/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4413 | ||||||||||||
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Mooga is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Mooga had a population of 30 people.[2]
Geography
The Roma-Taroom Road forms part of the north-western boundary on the locality.[4]
On the surface, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with small amounts of crop growing. Coal seam gas is extracted from beneath the surface throughout the locality.[5]
History
The name Mooga was derived from the pastoral run name, which was an Aboriginal word in the Mandandanji language, meaning kingfisher.[3]
Mooga Provisional School opened on 1 August 1904. It was described in 1905 as having "practical, intelligent, and resourceful methods of teaching" making it "the best taught provisional school in the district".[6] On 1 January 1909, it became Mooga State School. It closed on 18 April 1937.[7][8] It was on the northern side of Mountainview Road, within the present-day locality of neighbouring Euthulla (26°22′07″S 148°49′01″E / 26.36873°S 148.81698°E).[9][10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mooga had a population of 17 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Mooga had a population of 30 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Mooga. The nearest government schools are Wallumbilla State School (Prep to Year 10) in Wallumbilla to the south-east and Roma State College (Prep to Year 12) in Roma to the south-west. Students in the north-east of Mooga may be too distant for a daily commute to Roma; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[12]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mooga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mooga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Mooga – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49165)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Mooga, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Production permits". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Telegrams". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 2729. Queensland, Australia. 28 June 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Agency ID 9127, Mooga State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m87" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.