Barcaldine Downs
- 47.6 km (30 mi) SW of Barcaldine
- 133 km (83 mi) SE of Longreach
- 627 km (390 mi) W of Rockhampton
- 1,107 km (688 mi) NW of Brisbane
Suburbs around Barcaldine Downs: | ||
Tara Station | Tara Station | Barcaldine |
Ilfracombe | Barcaldine Downs | Patrick |
Ilfracombe | Moombria | Home Creek |
Barcaldine Downs is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Barcaldine Downs had a population of 14 people.[1]
On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Barcaldine Downs was incorporated into Barcaldine.[3][4][5]
Geography
The Barcaldine Isisford Road passes through the locality, entering the locality from the north-east (Barcaldine) and exits to the south-west (Ilfracombe).[6]
The Alice River flows through the locality entering the locality from the east (Patrick) and exiting to the south on the boundary of Ilfracombe and Moombria where it becomes a tributary to the Barcoo River.[6]
The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.[6]
History
The locality is presumably named after the large pastoral property Barcaldine Downs within its boundaries. It was established as a sheep station in 1863 by Donald Charles Cameron, whose family property in Ayrshire, Scotland, which was named for Barcaldine, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[7][8]
Education
There are no schools in Barcaldine Downs. The nearest primary schools are in Barcaldine, Isisford and Ilfracombe. The nearest secondary schools are in Barcaldine and Longreach.[6]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barcaldine Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Barcaldine Downs – locality in Barcaldine Region (entry 47072)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Proposed Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Locality Boundaries and Names: Barcaldine Regional Council: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra" (PDF). Queensland Government. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Barcaldine – locality (entry 47073)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Barcaldine and Barcaldine Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- v
- t
- e