Cockatoo, Queensland

Suburb of Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia

Cockatoo
Queensland

W B Slade and an aboriginal stable boy on Cockatoo Creek Station, 1866

Cockatoo

Coordinates| 25°41′04″S 150°16′53″E﻿ / ﻿25.6844°S 150.2813°E﻿ / -25.6844; 150.2813﻿ (Cockatoo (centre of locality))
Population| 41 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 0.0517/km2 (0.1340/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4419
Area| 792.5 km2 (306.0 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location|

* 56.2 km (35 mi) E of Taroom
* 252 km (157 mi) SSE of Biloela
* 472 km (293 mi) NW of Brisbane

LGA(s)| Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)| Callide
Federal division(s)| Flynn
| Suburbs around Cockatoo:

Glebe | Cracow | Eidsvold West
Taroom | Cockatoo | Sujeewong
Taroom | Bungaban | Sujeewong

Cockatoo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.[1]

## Geography

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Cockatoo Creek flows through Cockatoo from east to west, eventually flowing to the Dawson River at 25°28′00″S 150°02′00″E﻿ / ﻿25.4666°S 150.0333°E﻿ / -25.4666; 150.0333﻿ (Cockatoo Creek).[3][4]

## History

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Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000.[5][6] It was located in the south of Cockatoo on Pine Creek Road, possibly just over the border into present-day neighbouring Bungaban at 25°47′22″S 150°15′39″E﻿ / ﻿25.7895°S 150.2607°E﻿ / -25.7895; 150.2607﻿ (Cockatoo State School).

## Demographics

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In the 2011 census, the population of Cockatoo was not separately reported but was included within neighbouring Taroom which had a combined population of 873 people.[7]

In the 2016 census, Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.[1]

## Education

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There are no schools in Cockatoo. The nearest school is Taroom State School in Taroom to the west which is a primary and secondary school to Year 10. There is no nearby secondary school to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.[3]

## Notable people

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* Journalist Florence Eliza Lord was born in Cockatoo[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cockatoo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ "Cockatoo – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49542)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
4. ^ "Cockatoo Creek (entry 7608)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
5. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
6. ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Taroom (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cockatoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
9. ^ "Florence E. Lord". AustLit. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

## External links

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Towns and localities in Shire of Banana

* Alberta
* Banana
* Baralaba
* Baroondah
* Biloela
* Broadmere
* Callide
* Camboon
* Castle Creek
* Cockatoo
* Coorada
* Cracow
* Dakenba
* Deeford
* Dixalea
* Dululu
* Dumgree
* Dumpy Creek
* Eurombah
* Ghinghinda
* Glebe
* Glenhaughton
* Glenmoral
* Goovigen
* Greycliffe
* Gwambegwine
* Isla
* Jambin
* Kianga
* Kinnoul
* Kokotungo
* Lawgi Dawes
* Lonesome Creek
* Mount Murchison
* Moura
* Orange Creek
* Pheasant Creek
* Prospect
* Rannes
* Roundstone
* Spring Creek
* Taroom
* Tarramba
* Thangool
* Theodore
* Ulogie
* Valentine Plains
* Warnoah
* Westwood
* Woolein
* Wowan

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