Miallo is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Miallo had a population of 376 people.[1]
Miallo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Miallo | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 16°24′20″S 145°22′06″E / 16.4055°S 145.3683°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 376 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 13.43/km2 (34.78/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4873 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Douglas | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Miallo consists of flat land (about 10 metres above sea level) which is used for farming surrounding a mountainous area rising to Mount Somerset (16°25′18″S 145°22′00″E / 16.4217°S 145.3668°E), a peak 221 metres (725 ft) above sea level.[3][4][5] The crops grown are sugarcane and tropical fruit.[6]
There is a cane tramway system through Miallo to deliver sugarcane to the sugar mill at Mossman.[5]
Thooleer is a neighbourhood in the locality (16°25′00″S 145°23′00″E / 16.4166°S 145.3833°E).[7]
The name Miallo is an Aboriginal word, meaning wild country.[2]
Mialloa Provisional School opened on 2 October 1911. It became Miallo State School on 30 July 1923.[8]
On Sunday 20 December, St Anthony's Catholic Church was officially opened and dedicated by Bishop Thomas Cahill. It was a reconstruction of a building bought from Lawrence Butler Rutherford. Prior to the construction of the church, Mass had been held in private homes.[9]
In the 2016 census, Miallo had a population of 376 people.[1]
Miallo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Miallo Bamboo Creek Road (16°23′20″S 145°22′34″E / 16.3888°S 145.3761°E).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 179 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 190 students with 16 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[13]
There is no secondary school in Miallo. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in neighbouring Mossman to the south.[5]