Balnagowan, Queensland

Suburb of Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia

21°07′05″S 149°01′05″E / 21.1180°S 149.0180°E / -21.1180; 149.0180 (Balnagowan (centre of locality))Population438 (2021 census)^[1] • Density10.735/km² (27.80/sq mi)Postcode(s)4740Area40.8 km² (15.8 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Mackay RegionState electorate(s)Whitsunday Federal division(s)Dawson

Suburbs around Balnagowan:
Hampden	The Leap	Farleigh
Hampden	Balnagowan	Dumbleton
Marian	Pleystowe	Walkerston

Balnagowan is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Balnagowan had a population of 438 people.^[1]

History

Balnagowan State School opened on 6 February 1950. It closed on 24 January 1977.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Balnagowan had a population of 418 people.^[4]

In the 2021 census, Balnagowan had a population of 438 people.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Balnagowan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Balnagowan – locality in Mackay Region (entry 49360)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Balnagowan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.