Cockatoo, Queensland

Cockatoo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.[1]

Cockatoo
Queensland
W B Slade and an aboriginal stable boy on Cockatoo Creek Station, 1866
Cockatoo
Coordinates25.6844°S 150.2813°E / -25.6844; 150.2813 (Cockatoo (centre of locality))
Population36 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0454/km2 (0.1177/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4419
Area792.5 km2 (306.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Cockatoo:
Glebe Cracow Eidsvold West
Taroom Cockatoo Sujeewong
Taroom Bungaban Sujeewong

Geography

Cockatoo Creek flows through Cockatoo from east to west, eventually flowing to the Dawson River at 25.4666°S 150.0333°E / -25.4666; 150.0333 (Cockatoo Creek).[3][4]

History

Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000.[5] It was located in the south of Cockatoo on Pine Creek Road, possibly just over the border into present-day neighbouring Bungaban at 25.7895°S 150.2607°E / -25.7895; 150.2607 (Cockatoo State School).

In the 2011 census, the population of Cockatoo was not separately reported but was included within neighbouring Taroom which had a combined population of 873 people.[6]

In the 2016 census Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Cockatoo. The nearest school is Taroom State School in Taroom to the west which is a primary and secondary school to Year 10. There is no nearby secondary school to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.[3]

Notable people

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cockatoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Cockatoo – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49542)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. "Cockatoo Creek (entry 7608)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Taroom (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. "Florence E. Lord". AustLit. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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