Mooga is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mooga had a population of 30 people.[1]

Geography

The Roma-Taroom Road forms part of the north-western boundary on the locality.[3]

On the surface, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with small amounts of crop growing. Coal seam gas is extracted from beneath the surface throughout the locality.[4]

History

The name Mooga was derived from the pastoral run name, which was an Aboriginal word in the Mandandanji language, meaning kingfisher.[2]

Mooga Provisional School opened on 1 August 1904. It was described in 1905 as having "practical, intelligent, and resourceful methods of teaching" making it "the best taught provisional school in the district".[5] On 1 January 1909, it became Mooga State School. It closed on 18 April 1937.[6][7] It was on the northern side of Mountainview Road, within the present-day locality of neighbouring Euthulla (26°22′07″S 148°49′01″E / 26.36873°S 148.81698°E / -26.36873; 148.81698 (Mooga State School (former))).[8][9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mooga had a population of 17 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Mooga had a population of 30 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Mooga. The nearest government schools are Wallumbilla State School (Prep to Year 10) in Wallumbilla to the south-east and Roma State College (Prep to Year 12) in Roma to the south-west. Students in the north-east of Mooga may be too distant for a daily commute to Roma; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mooga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mooga – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49165)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Mooga, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Production permits". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Miscellaneous Telegrams". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 2729. Queensland, Australia. 28 June 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Agency ID 9127, Mooga State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m87" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooga,_Queensland
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