Halliford, Queensland

Halliford is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Halliford had a population of 0 people.[1]

For the villages in Surrey, England, see Shepperton. For the school situated there, see Halliford School.
Halliford
Queensland
Halliford
Coordinates27.4558°S 150.9547°E / -27.4558; 150.9547 (Halliford (centre of locality))
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)No postcode
Area551.2 km2 (212.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Halliford:
Kumbarilla Ducklo Nandi
Grassdale
Marmadua Halliford Cecil Plains
Cattle Creek Dunmore Cecil Plains

Halliford does not have a postcode.[3]

Geography

Almost all of the locality is within the Kumbarilla State Forest apart from two areas in the north of the locality which are used for grazing on native vegetation.[4]

Coal seam gas is being extracted across the north of the locality by QGC, a subsidiary of Shell.[4] It has created conflict with local farmers.[5]

Burnett Waterhole on Wilkie Creek is in the south-west of the locality (27.5166°S 150.9166°E / -27.5166; 150.9166 (Burnett Waterhole)).[6]

History

The location takes its name from an early pastoral run operated by Watson and Roebuck in 1864.[2][7]

In the 2016 census, Halliford had a population of 0 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Halliford. The nearest primary and secondary schools are Dalby State School and Dalby State High School, both in Dalby to the north-east.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Halliford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Halliford – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47708)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Find a postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. Mobbs, M. (21 February 2014). "Western Downs grazier takes gas giant to court". Dalby Herald. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. "Burnett Waterhole – waterhole in Western Downs Regional (entry 5387)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. "IPSWICH". The Brisbane Courier. XIX (2, 199). Queensland, Australia. 15 February 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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