Mount Bindango is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Bindango had a population of 26 people.[1]
| Mount Bindango Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Bindango | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°30′18″S 148°28′49″E / 26.505°S 148.4802°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 26 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0809/km2 (0.210/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4455 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 340–570 m (1,115–1,870 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 321.2 km2 (124.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe Warrego Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality, entering the locality from Hodgson/Mount Abundance to the east and exiting to Muckadilla in the south-west. The Western railway line runs parallel and immediately north of the highway.[3]
Brinsop was a neighbourhood (26°35′00″S 148°28′00″E / 26.5833°S 148.4666°E) that developed around the now-abandoned Brinsop railway station (26°35′20″S 148°28′21″E / 26.5889°S 148.4724°E) on the Western railway line in the south-west of the locality.[4][3][5] The abandoned Bindango railway station was also on the Western railway line (26°34′57″S 148°32′41″E / 26.5825°S 148.5447°E) on the southern boundary of the locality.[6][5][7]
Ona Ona was a neighbourhood (26°32′00″S 148°35′00″E / 26.5333°S 148.5833°E). that developed around the Ona Ona railway station on the now-closed Injune railway line.[8]
There are two named peaks, close together in the north-west of the locality:
- Mount Bindango (26°26′24″S 148°23′47″E / 26.44°S 148.3963°E ) 570 metres (1,870 ft) above sea level[9]
- Mount Bindyego (26°26′44″S 148°21′45″E / 26.4455°S 148.3625°E ) 540 metres (1,770 ft) above sea level[10]
The land use is agricultural, mostly grazing on native vegetation, and there are a number of homesteads in the locality:
- Bindango (26°32′39″S 148°32′55″E / 26.5443°S 148.5487°E)[11]
- Coonong (26°32′53″S 148°23′16″E / 26.5481°S 148.3879°E)[11]
- Glen Alva (26°30′17″S 148°27′11″E / 26.5048°S 148.4530°E)[11]
- Goldsborough (26°31′49″S 148°35′01″E / 26.5303°S 148.5835°E)[12]
- Keele Downs (26°30′11″S 148°23′27″E / 26.5031°S 148.3907°E )[11]
- Myrong (26°27′22″S 148°29′07″E / 26.4562°S 148.4852°E )[11]
- Norolle (26°32′14″S 148°28′58″E / 26.5373°S 148.4827°E )[11]
- North Bindango (26°27′22″S 148°25′48″E / 26.4561°S 148.4299°E )[11]
History
editThe locality takes its name from the mountain, which was named on 11 May 1846 by the Surveyor-General of New South Wales, Thomas Mitchell, based on the name given to him by Aboriginal informants.[2][9] Mount Bindyego was also named by Mitchell on the same day based on the name provided by Aboriginal informants.[10]
The name Brinsop comes from the village of Brinsop in Herefordshire, England,[13] which possibly means brown valley (brun/hop).[4]
The name Ona Ona was assigned on 29 April 1915 by the Queensland Railways Department, an Aboriginal phrase, meaning boxtree flat.[8]
At about 5.30 a.m. on Friday 6 November 1987, Cunnamulla-bound Westlander train 3V02 was derailed at the nearby Bindango railway siding between Hodgson and Muckadilla, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Roma. An infant was burnt to death in the resulting fire. Investigations revealed that the points had been deliberately changed from the main railway line to divert the train into the siding. The police offered a reward of $50,000 for information leading to the person responsible.[14]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census Mount Bindango had a population of 33 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Mount Bindango had a population of 26 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Mount Bindango. Roma State College in Roma to the east is the nearest primary and secondary school.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Bindango (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Mount Bindango – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Brinsop – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 4553)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Mount Abundance Wheat and Sheep Lands" (Map). Queensland Government. 1927. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Bindango – railway station in the Maranoa Region (entry 2658)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Ona Ona – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39303)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Mount Bindango – mountain in Maranoa Regional (entry 2660)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Mount Bindyego – mountain in Maranoa Regional (entry 2671)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Building areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2454. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Derailment of the Westlander train: $50,000 Reward" (PDF). Queensland Police. September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Bindango (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
