Malling, Queensland

Malling is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Malling had a population of 40 people.^[1]

Malling Queensland
Malling
Coordinates	27.0613°S 151.6058°E / -27.0613; 151.6058 (Malling (centre of locality))
Population	40 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1.84/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	21.7 km2 (8.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	7.9 km (5 mi) NW of Quinalow 42.5 km (26 mi) ENE of Dalby 82.1 km (51 mi) NNW of Toowoomba CBD 210 km (130 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Malling: Moola Moola Maclagan Moola Malling Maclagan Quinalow Maclagan Maclagan

History

Box Gully State School opened 13 August 1917.^[3][4] It was renamed Malling State School in 1922. It closed on 6 August 1971.^[5][6] It was on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site on the eastern side of Malling Road (27.06882°S 151.59325°E / -27.06882; 151.59325 (Malling State School (former))). It is now Hansen Park.^[7][8]

Geography

The Dalby–Cooyar Road runs along the southern boundary of the locality.^[9][10]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.^[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Malling had a population of 27 people.^[12]

In the 2021 census, Malling had a population of 40 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Malling. The nearest government school is Quinalow State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Quinalow to the south. The nearest government secondary school offering education to Year 12 is Dalby State High School in Dalby to the south-west.^[13]