- Source: Borallon, Queensland
Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.
Geography
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. Burtons Bridge on E Summervilles Road is one of the crossing points for the river (27.49960°S 152.68969°E / -27.49960; 152.68969 (21 November 2024)).
History
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.
Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.
In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.
Education
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.
Facilities
Despite the name, the Borallon Correctional Centre is not in Borallon but in Ironbark, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.
References
External links
Media related to Borallon, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
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