Mount Rascal, Queensland
| Mount Rascal Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Rascal | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°37′55″S 151°55′04″E / 27.6319°S 151.9177°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 393 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 54.6/km2 (141.4/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Rascal is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The locality is 12 kilometres (7 mi) from the Toowoomba central business district.
The mountain Mount Rascal is in the west of the locality (27°35′38″S 152°37′08″E / 27.594°S 152.619°E) with a peak of 734 metres (2,408 ft).[3]
History
[edit]The locality was named during the early stages of colonisation in the region, with white pastoralists calling the Aboriginal people who defended the mountain "black rascals" for their armed resistance.[4][page needed] In 1841, a stockman named John Hill who worked at the nearby Eton Vale estate was speared at Mount Rascal, later dying from his wounds.[5]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 462 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Mount Rascal. The nearest primary schools are in Drayton and Vale View. The nearest secondary schools are in Harristown and Centenary Heights.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Rascal (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Rascal – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Mount Rascal – mountain in the Toowoomba Region (entry 28021)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Kerkhove, Ray; Uhr, Frank (2019). The Battle of One Tree Hill. Tingalpa: Boolarong. ISBN 9781925877304.
- ^ "THE DARLING DOWNS". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 7552. Queensland, Australia. 6 March 1915. p. 10. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Rascal (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
