Miallo is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Miallo had a population of 406 people.[1]

Miallo
Queensland
A farm house in Miallo next to the cane railway
Miallo is located in Queensland
Miallo
Miallo
Coordinates16°24′20″S 145°22′06″E / 16.4055°S 145.3683°E / -16.4055; 145.3683 (Miallo (centre of locality))
Population406 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density14.50/km2 (37.55/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4873
Area28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Miallo:
Whyanbeel Whyanbeel Bamboo
Syndicate Miallo Rocky Point
Syndicate Mossman Newell

Geography

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Miallo consists of flat land (about 10 metres above sea level) which is used for farming surrounding a mountainous area rising to Mount Somerset (16°25′18″S 145°22′00″E / 16.4217°S 145.3668°E / -16.4217; 145.3668 (Mount Somerset)), a peak 221 metres (725 ft) above sea level.[3][4][5] The crops grown are sugarcane and tropical fruit.[6]

There is a cane tramway system through Miallo to deliver sugarcane to the sugar mill at Mossman.[5]

Thooleer is a neighbourhood in the locality (16°25′00″S 145°23′00″E / 16.4166°S 145.3833°E / -16.4166; 145.3833 (Thooleer (neighbourhood))).[7]

History

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The name Miallo is an Aboriginal word, meaning wild country.[2]

Mialloa Provisional School opened on 2 October 1911. It became Miallo State School on 30 July 1923.[8]

On Sunday 20 December, St Anthony's Catholic Church was officially opened and dedicated by Bishop Thomas Cahill. It was a reconstruction of a building bought from Lawrence Butler Rutherford. Prior to the construction of the church, Mass had been held in private homes.[9]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Miallo had a population of 376 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Miallo had a population of 406 people.[1]

Education

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Miallo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Miallo Bamboo Creek Road (16°23′20″S 145°22′34″E / 16.3888°S 145.3761°E / -16.3888; 145.3761 (Miallo State School)).[11][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 179 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 190 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[14]

There is no secondary school in Miallo. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in neighbouring Mossman to the south.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Miallo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ a b "Miallo – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Mount Somerset – mountain in Douglas Shire (entry 31393)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Destination Daintree". Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Thooleer – locality unbounded in Shire of Douglas (entry 34293)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "MOSSMAN NOTES". Cairns Post. No. 16, 165. Queensland, Australia. 1 January 1954. p. 5. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Miallo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  11. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Miallo State School". Miallo State School. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  14. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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