• Source: Moffatdale, Queensland

Moffatdale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Moffatdale had a population of 257 people.




Geography


The Bjelke-Petersen Dam is in the west of the locality (26.3032°S 151.9789°E / -26.3032; 151.9789 (Bjelke-Petersen Dam)) with the reservoir Lake Barambah (26.3269°S 151.9974°E / -26.3269; 151.9974 (Lake Barambah)) extending through the south-west of the locality.
Although Moffatdale is not officially a town, there is a residential subdivision near the school. Apart from this, the land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:

Barambah-Dale (26.2954°S 152.0291°E / -26.2954; 152.0291 (Barambah-Dale (homestead)))
Bridgeman Downs (26.3128°S 152.0059°E / -26.3128; 152.0059 (Bridgeman Downs (homestead)))
Brigalow Park (26.2839°S 152.0043°E / -26.2839; 152.0043 (Brigalow Park (homestead)))
Dal Dowie Retreat (26.3283°S 152.0231°E / -26.3283; 152.0231 (Dal Dowie Retreat (homestead)))
Lakeview (26.3350°S 152.0291°E / -26.3350; 152.0291 (Lakeview (homestead)))
Moffatdale (26.2939°S 152.0258°E / -26.2939; 152.0258 (Moffatdale (homestead)))
Parrishs Paddock (26.3064°S 152.0151°E / -26.3064; 152.0151 (Parrishs Paddock (homestead)))
Peppercorn (26.3254°S 152.0110°E / -26.3254; 152.0110 (Peppercorn (homestead)))
Sunny Brae (26.3175°S 152.0336°E / -26.3175; 152.0336 (Sunny Brae (homestead)))




History


Caulfield Provisional School opened on 1 November 1915. In 1916 it was renamed Barambah West Provisional School and again in 1918 as Moffatdale Provisional School. On 1 June 1926 it became Moffatdale State School.




Demographics


In the 2016 census Moffatdale had a population of 179 people.
In the 2021 census, Moffatdale had a population of 257 people.




Education


Moffatdale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 892 Barambah Road (26.3059°S 152.0117°E / -26.3059; 152.0117 (Moffatdale State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 42 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).
There is no secondary school in Moffatdale. The nearest secondary school is Murgon State High School in neighbouring Murgon to the north-west.




Amenities


There are two boat ramps into Lake Barambah known as:

Bjelke-Petersen Dam (West) (26.3059°S 151.9820°E / -26.3059; 151.9820 (Bjelke-Petersen Dam (West) boat ramp))
Bjelke-Petersen Dam (East) (26.3063°S 151.9928°E / -26.3063; 151.9928 (Bjelke-Petersen Dam (East) boat ramp))
Both are on Haager Drive and are managed by the South Burnett Regional Council.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Moffatdale, Queensland
• Mount Stanley, Queensland
• Charlestown, Queensland
• Kingaroy
• Barker Creek Flat
• Booie, Queensland
• Moondooner, Queensland
• Nanango
• Elgin Vale, Queensland
• Cherbourg, Queensland