Dargal Road, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°33′30″S 148°43′35″E / 26.5583°S 148.7263°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 198 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.071/km2 (18.31/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4455 | ||||||||||||
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Dargal Road is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Dargal Road had a population of 198 people.[2]
Geography
The locality is bounded to the south by the Warrego Highway and Western railway line, by Bungeworgorai Creek to the west, and by Richardson Lane to the east.[4]
The locality presumably takes its name from the road of the same name which traverses the locality from the north-east (Roma) to the north-west (Bungeworgorai).[4]
The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and some rural residential housing.[5]
History
Wangary Provisional School opened circa 1898 operating as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Mount Beagle Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher).[6] In 1902, it became a full-time provisional school.[7] On 1 January 1909, it became Wangary State School.[8] In 1910, tenders were called for a new school building.[9][10] It closed in 1930.[11] The school was at 709 Bungeworgorai Lane (26°31′43″S 148°43′02″E / 26.52870°S 148.71713°E).[12][13]
The locality was served by the Bungeworgorai railway station (26°34′52″S 148°43′01″E / 26.5810°S 148.7169°E) on the Western railway line, now abandoned.[14][15]
The former Injune railway line passed through the locality which was served by the Ona Ona railway station in the north-eastern corner of the locality (26°32′19″S 148°45′09″E / 26.5386°S 148.7525°E).[15] It was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 29 April 1915, using an Aboriginal word meaning boxtree flat.[16]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Dargal Road had a population of 152 people.[17]
In the 2021 census, Dargal Road had a population of 198 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary and secondary school is Roma State College in Roma to the east.[13]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dargal Road (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dargal Road (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Dargal Road – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47418)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Picnic at Yingerbay". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 2098. Queensland, Australia. 31 May 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STATE EDUCATION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LX, no. 14, 186. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Picnic at Wangary". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. No. 3186. Queensland, Australia. 4 December 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LIII, no. 9156. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Telegraph. No. 11, 931. Queensland, Australia. 11 February 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Euthulla" (Map). Queensland Government. 1931. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Roma (front)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Ona Ona – rail station - feature no longer exists in Maranoa Regional (entry 39303)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dargal Road (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.