Gadgarra is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Gadgarra had "no people or a very low population".[1]

Gadgarra
Queensland
Saw-shelled Turtle in Gadgarra
Gadgarra is located in Queensland
Gadgarra
Gadgarra
Coordinates17°15′27″S 145°43′50″E / 17.2575°S 145.7305°E / -17.2575; 145.7305 (Gadgarra (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4884
Area127.2 km2 (49.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Gadgarra:
Danbulla Lamb Range Goldsborough
Lake Barrine Gadgarra Wooroonooran
Lake Eacham Butchers Creek Wooroonooran

Geography

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The northern, western and southern parts of the locality are within the Gadgarra National Park with some small sections within the Gadgarra Forest Reserve and the Goldsborough Valley State Forest. The eastern part of the locality is undeveloped.[3]

History

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Gadgarra State School opened on 28 March 1928 and closed in 1958.[4] It was at 211 Gadgarra Road, now within the locality boundaries of neighbouring Lake Barrine (17°16′18″S 145°39′03″E / 17.27156°S 145.65093°E / -17.27156; 145.65093 (Gadgarra State School (former))).[5][6][3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Gadgarra had "no people or a very low population".[7]

In the 2021 census, Gadgarra had "no people or a very low population".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gadgarra (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Gadgarra – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48644)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Bartle Frere" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gadgarra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.