Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.[1]
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Paddocks along Hills Road, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Borallon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.5025°S 152.7011°E / -27.5025; 152.7011 (Borallon (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 81 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.87/km2 (15.20/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4306 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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It is known for the Borallon Correctional Centre (a prison facility) located there.

The locality takes its name from a railway station, which was in turned named by Queensland Railway Commissioner Francis Curnow after his birthplace near St Ives in Cornwall, England.[2]
Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.[3]
In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.[1]
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