Barcaldine Downs
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Barcaldine Downs Station homestead | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 23°48′07″S 144°58′44″E / 23.8019°S 144.9788°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,239.7 km2 (478.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 14 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0113/km2 (0.0292/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4725 | ||||||||||||
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Barcaldine Downs is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Barcaldine Downs had a population of 14 people.[2]
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.[4][5][6]
Geography
The Barcaldine Isisford Road passes through the locality, entering the locality from the north-east (Barcaldine) and exits to the south-west (Ilfracombe).[7]
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.[7]
The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation.[7]
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.[8][9]
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.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barcaldine Downs (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ 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.