Midgenoo, Queensland

Midgenoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people.^[1]

Midgenoo Queensland
View across the fields to distant mountains, Midgenoo, 2013
Midgenoo
Coordinates	17.8947°S 145.9605°E / -17.8947; 145.9605 (Midgenoo (town centre))
Population	76 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	10.13/km2 (26.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4854
Area	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Localities around Midgenoo: Feluga Feluga East Feluga Bulgun Midgenoo East Feluga Birkalla Birkalla Merryburn

Geography

The town is north of centre within the locality. This land is flat (approx 20 metres above sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane.^[4]

The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south-west to north, passing through the town.^[4] Midgenoo railway station (17.8955°S 145.9611°E / -17.8955; 145.9611 (Midgenoo railway station)) once served the town but now is abandoned.^[5][6] There are also sugarcane tramways in the locality.^[4]

History

The town's name Midgenoo is taken from the Midgenoo railway station and is reportedly an Aboriginal word for a local tree.^[2]

Midgenoo State School opened in 1923 but closed in 1933.^[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people.^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Midgenoo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Midgenoo – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 22010)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
3. "Midgenoo – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45730)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
5. "Midgenoo – railway station in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 22011)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
6. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Midgenoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

External links

• "Town map of Midgenoo". Queensland Government. 1975.