Mowbullan, Queensland
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 Araucaria bidwillii forest, Mowbullan, 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 26°53′52″S 151°36′40″E / 26.8977°S 151.6111°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 12 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.85/km2 (4.78/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4405 | ||||||||||||
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Mowbullan is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mowbullan had a population of 12 people.[1]
Mowbullan is completely within and surrounded by the locality of Bunya Mountains.[3] The town of Mount Mowbullan (26°53′07″S 151°35′50″E / 26.8853°S 151.5972°E) is located on the north-west boundary of the locality with Bunya Mountains. The urban area is mostly within Bunya Mountains with the residential areas extending into Mowbullan.[4][3]
The Bunya Mountains Conservation Park is in the north-west corner of the locality, extending north into neighbouring Bunya Mountains.[3]
The south-west of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation, with the majority of the locality being set aside or nature conservation.[3]
History
The locality takes its name from the town of Mount Mowbullan and mountain of the same time. The name comes from the Waka language words mau meaning head and balan meaning bald, referring to the treeless nature of the mountain.[2]
Mowbullan Provisional School opened on 15 February 1943.[5] It was originally located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the sawmill in a clearing in the rainforest on land donated by grazier Allan Stirling. When the sawmill closed, the school was relocated to Danadabah where forestry workers were living. The school closed in April 1950 when there were too few students. The school building was later used as a National Parks Office.[6] When a new office was built in 1986, the school building was shifted again and now is used as a home for chocolate wattled bats.[7][8]
