Barcaldine Downs

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]

Barcaldine Downs Queensland
Barcaldine Downs Station homestead
Barcaldine Downs
Coordinates	23.8019°S 144.9788°E
Population	14 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.0113/km^2 (0.0292/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4725
Area	1,239.7 km^2 (478.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	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
LGA(s)	Barcaldine Region
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Barcaldine Downs: Tara Station Tara Station Barcaldine Ilfracombe Barcaldine Downs Patrick Ilfracombe Moombria Home Creek

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

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barcaldine Downs (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Barcaldine Downs – locality in Barcaldine Region (entry 47072)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
3. "Recent place name decisions". Queensland Government. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
7. "Barcaldine – locality (entry 47073)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
8. "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.