Borallon, Queensland
Suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia
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Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 27.5025°S 152.7011°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 90 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (16.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4306 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the Brisbane River, which then flows through the locality, and then bounds the locality to the south-east and east, putting the locality on both sides of the Brisbane River.[3] Burtons Bridge on E Summervilles Road is one of the crossing points for the river (27.49960°S 152.68969°E).[4][5][6]
History
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.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Borallon. The nearest government primary school is Glamorgan Vale State School in Glamorgan Vale to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ipswich State High School in Brassall, Ipswich, to the south-east.[9]
Facilities
Despite the name, the Borallon Correctional Centre is not in Borallon but in Ironbark, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.[10]
