Cockatoo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.[1]
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W B Slade and an aboriginal stable boy on Cockatoo Creek Station, 1866 | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 25.6844°S 150.2813°E / -25.6844; 150.2813 (Cockatoo (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 36 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0454/km2 (0.1177/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4419 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 792.5 km2 (306.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Cockatoo Creek flows through Cockatoo from east to west, eventually flowing to the Dawson River at 25.4666°S 150.0333°E / -25.4666; 150.0333 (Cockatoo Creek).[3][4]
Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000.[5][6] It was located in the south of Cockatoo on Pine Creek Road, possibly just over the border into present-day neighbouring Bungaban at 25.7895°S 150.2607°E / -25.7895; 150.2607 (Cockatoo State School).
In the 2011 census, the population of Cockatoo was not separately reported but was included within neighbouring Taroom which had a combined population of 873 people.[7]
In the 2016 census, Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.[1]
There are no schools in Cockatoo. The nearest school is Taroom State School in Taroom to the west which is a primary and secondary school to Year 10. There is no nearby secondary school to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.[3]
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Towns and localities in Shire of Banana | |
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