Rangemore, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)
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| Coordinates: 26°59′44″S 151°40′49″E / 26.9955°S 151.6802°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4352 | ||||||||||||
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Rangemore is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Rangemore had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Geography
The Great Dividing Range forms the north-eastern and eastern boundaries of the locality. The locality is within the Murray-Darling drainage basin and is specifically within the catchment of the Balonne-Condamine River.[4] Mount Mocatta lies close near the north-eastern boundary close to the range (26°59′05″S 151°41′19″E / 26.9846°S 151.6886°E) and rises 825 metres (2,707 ft) above sea level.[4][5][6]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the south.[7]
History
Rangemore State School opened on 17 March 1913.[8] In 1917 it was downgraded to a half-time provisional school in conjunction with King's Tent Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). In 1918 King's Tent Provisional School closed and Rangemore once again became a full-time state school. It was finally closed circa 1962.[9]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Rangemore had a population of 3 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Rangemore had "no people or a very low population".[2]
Education
There are no schools in Rangemore. The nearest government primary schools are Cooyar State School in Cooyar to the east and Quinalow State School in Quinalow to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Quinalow State School (to Year 10) and Dalby State High School (to Year 12) in Dalby to the south-west. However, Dalby may be too distant from some parts of Rangemore; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. There are also two non-government primary-and-secondary schools in Dalby.[11]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rangemore (Toowoomba - Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rangemore (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Rangemore – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48048)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse; Drainage boundaries". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Mocatta – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 22413)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 987. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – 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
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rangemore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2025.