Miallo, Queensland
Suburb of Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia
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Miallo is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Miallo had a population of 406 people.[1]
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A farm house in Miallo next to the cane railway | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 16.4055°S 145.3683°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 406 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 14.50/km2 (37.55/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4873 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Miallo consists of flat land (about 10 metres above sea level) which is used for farming surrounding a mountainous area rising to Mount Somerset (16.4217°S 145.3668°E), a peak 221 metres (725 ft) above sea level.[3][4][5] The crops grown are sugarcane and tropical fruit.[6]
There is a cane tramway system through Miallo to deliver sugarcane to the sugar mill at Mossman.[5]
Thooleer is a neighbourhood in the locality (16.4166°S 145.3833°E).[7]
History
The name Miallo is an Aboriginal word, meaning wild country.[2]
Mialloa Provisional School opened on 2 October 1911. It became Miallo State School on 30 July 1923.[8][9]
On Sunday 20 December, St Anthony's Catholic Church was officially opened and dedicated by Bishop Thomas Cahill. It was a reconstruction of a building bought from Lawrence Butler Rutherford. Prior to the construction of the church, Mass had been held in private homes.[10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Miallo had a population of 376 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Miallo had a population of 406 people.[1]
Education
Miallo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls on Miallo Bamboo Creek Road (16.3888°S 145.3761°E).[12][13] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 179 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 190 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[15]
There is no secondary school in Miallo. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in neighbouring Mossman to the south.[5]
