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{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
| name = Borallon
{{Infobox Australian place
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| city = [[Somerset Region]]
| state = qld
| type = suburb
| image =
| name = Borallon
| caption =
| city =
| lga = [[Somerset Region]]
| state = qld
| image = Paddocks Borallon 2.jpg
| postcode = 4306
| caption = Paddocks along Hills Road, 2014
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| pop =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.5025|152.7011|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Borallon (centre of locality)}}
| pop_year =
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| pop = 90
| pop_footnotes =
| area =
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/>
| dist1 =
| established =
| location1=
| dist2 =
| postcode = 4306
| area = 13.8
| location2=
| dist3 =
| timezone = [[AEST]]
| utc = +10:00
| location3=
| dist1 = 9.7 <!-- road distances as per template instructions -->
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| fedgov = [[Division of Dickson|Dickson]]
| dir1 = SE
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Ipswich West|Ipswich West]] <br /> [[Electoral district of Moggill|Moggill]]
| near-nw = [[Wanora, Queensland|Wanora]]
| location1 = [[Fernvale, Queensland|Fernvale]]
| dist2 = 20.3
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| near-n = [[Banks Creek, Queensland|Banks Creek]]
| dir2 = NNW
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| near-ne = [[Pine Mountain, Queensland|Pine Mountain]]
| near-w = [[Glamorgan Vale, Queensland|Glamorgan Vale]]
| location2 = [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]]
| dist3 = 49.2
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| near-e = [[Pine Mountain, Queensland|Pine Mountain]]
| dir3 = SE
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| near-sw = [[Ironbark, Queensland|Ironbark]]
| near-s = [[Pine Mountain, Queensland|Pine Mountain]]
| location3 = [[Esk, Queensland|Esk]]
| dist4 = 57.8
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| near-se = [[Pine Mountain, Queensland|Pine Mountain]]
| dir4 = W
| location4 = [[Brisbane CBD]]
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| lga = [[Somerset Region]]
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Lockyer|Lockyer]]
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| fedgov = [[Division of Dickson|Dickson]]
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| near-n = [[Fernvale, Queensland|Fernvale]]
| near-ne = [[Lake Manchester, Queensland|Lake Manchester]]
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| near-e = [[Pine Mountain, Queensland|Pine Mountain]]
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| near-se = [[Pine Mountain, Queensland|Pine Mountain]]
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| near-s = [[Pine Mountain, Queensland|Pine Mountain]]
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| near-sw = [[Wanora, Queensland|Wanora]]
| near-w = [[Fairney View, Queensland|Fairney View]]
| near-nw = [[Fernvale, Queensland|Fernvale]]
}}
}}
'''Borallon''' is a rural [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Somerset Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|48319|Borallon|locality in Somerset Region|accessdate=19 September 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Borallon had a population of 90 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


== Geography ==
'''Borallon''' is a rural suburb of [[Somerset Region]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].
[[File:Summerville Road East crossing Brisbane River.jpg|left|thumb|Burtons Bridge, 2014]]
The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the [[Brisbane River]], which then flows through the locality, and then bounds the locality to the south-east and east, putting the locality on both sides of the Brisbane River.<ref name="globenatural">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Burtons Bridge on E Summervilles Road is one of the crossing points for the river ({{Coord|-27.49960|152.68969|type:river_region:AU-QLD|name=21 November 2024}}).<ref name="globeother">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Watercourse |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-27.4992129,152.6905927,3a,37.5y,244.75h,81.28t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s9itJ_SUWO08FIVeqYiWQeA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D8.719999999999999%26panoid%3D9itJ_SUWO08FIVeqYiWQeA%26yaw%3D244.75!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D|access-date=21 November 2024|title=Burtons Bridge over the Brisbane River (from the eastern bank)|SV=yes|date=September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-27.5000809,152.6893638,3a,75y,23.77h,84.81t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sSyCRb2GKrixMQkzoi5tupQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.189999999999998%26panoid%3DSyCRb2GKrixMQkzoi5tupQ%26yaw%3D23.77!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D|access-date=21 November 2024|title=Burtons Bridge over the Brisbane River (from the western bank)|SV=yes|date=September 2022}}</ref>
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== History ==
The [[Borallon Correctional Centre]] prison facility is located in Borallon.
The locality takes its name from a railway station, which was in turned named by [[Queensland Railway Commissioner]] [[Francis Curnow]] after his birthplace near [[St Ives, Cornwall|St Ives]] in [[Cornwall]], England.<ref name=qpnl/>


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Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a [[receiving office]] had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014 | archive-date = 15 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& | url-status = live }}</ref>
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==History==
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Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a [[receiving office]] had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014}}</ref>


==References==
== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Borallon had a population of 81 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30336|name=Borallon (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
* http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/detail.php?id=3862


In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Borallon had a population of 90 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30334|name=Borallon (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>
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{{Somerset Region}}
{{Coord|27|30|S|152|42|E|display=title|region:AU-QLD_type:city}}


== Education ==
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[[Category:Towns in Queensland]]
There are no schools in Borallon. The nearest government primary school is Glamorgan Vale State School in [[Glamorgan Vale, Queensland|Glamorgan Vale]] to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is [[Ipswich State High School]] in [[Brassall, Queensland|Brassall]], [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]], to the south-east.<ref name="globeschools">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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[[Category:Suburbs of Somerset Region]]


== Facilities ==
Despite the name, the [[Borallon Correctional Centre]] is not in Borallon but in [[Ironbark, Queensland|Ironbark]], approximately {{Convert|10|km}} away.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Borallon Training and Correctional Centre |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/law/sentencing-prisons-and-probation/prisons-and-detention-centres/prison-locations/view?title=Borallon%20Training%20and%20Correctional%20Centre |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Prison locations |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>


== References ==
{{Queensland-geo-stub}}
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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{{Somerset Region}}

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[[Category:Suburbs of Somerset Region]]
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[[Category:Localities in Queensland]]

Latest revision as of 20:51, 20 November 2024

Borallon
Queensland
Paddocks along Hills Road, 2014
Borallon is located in Queensland
Borallon
Borallon
Coordinates27°30′09″S 152°42′04″E / 27.5025°S 152.7011°E / -27.5025; 152.7011 (Borallon (centre of locality))
Population90 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density6.5/km2 (16.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Borallon:
Fernvale Fernvale Lake Manchester
Fairney View Borallon Pine Mountain
Wanora Pine Mountain Pine Mountain

Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]

Geography

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Burtons Bridge, 2014

The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the Brisbane River, which then flows through the locality, and then bounds the locality to the south-east and east, putting the locality on both sides of the Brisbane River.[3] Burtons Bridge on E Summervilles Road is one of the crossing points for the river (27°29′59″S 152°41′23″E / 27.49960°S 152.68969°E / -27.49960; 152.68969 (21 November 2024)).[4][5][6]

History

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The locality takes its name from a railway station, which was in turned named by Queensland Railway Commissioner Francis Curnow after his birthplace near St Ives in Cornwall, England.[2]

Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.[7]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Borallon. The nearest government primary school is Glamorgan Vale State School in Glamorgan Vale to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ipswich State High School in Brassall, Ipswich, to the south-east.[9]

Facilities

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Despite the name, the Borallon Correctional Centre is not in Borallon but in Ironbark, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Borallon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Borallon – locality in Somerset Region (entry 48319)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Burtons Bridge over the Brisbane River (from the eastern bank)". Google Street View. September 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Burtons Bridge over the Brisbane River (from the western bank)". Google Street View. September 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Borallon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Borallon Training and Correctional Centre". Prison locations. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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