Cockatoo, Queensland
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 W B Slade and an aboriginal stable boy on Cockatoo Creek Station, 1866 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 25°41′04″S 150°16′53″E / 25.6844°S 150.2813°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 792.5 km2 (306.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 41 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0517/km2 (0.1340/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4419 | ||||||||||||
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Cockatoo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.[1]
Cockatoo Creek flows through Cockatoo from east to west, eventually flowing to the Dawson River at 25°28′00″S 150°02′00″E / 25.4666°S 150.0333°E.[3][4]
History
Cockatoo Provisional School was originally operated by a governess in a school provided by local parents unil the Queensland Government provided a teacher from 1958. This school closed in 1963.[5]
Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000.[6][7] It was located in the south of Cockatoo, now within neighbouring Bungaban at 1473 Ponty Pool Road (25°47′24″S 150°15′37″E / 25.7901°S 150.2604°E).[8]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the population of Cockatoo was not separately reported but was included within neighbouring Taroom which had a combined population of 873 people.[9]
In the 2016 census, Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Cockatoo. The nearest government school is Taroom State School in Taroom to the west which is a primary and secondary school to Year 10. There are no nearby secondary schools to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.[3]
