Borallon, Queensland facts for kids
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Paddocks along Hills Road, 2014
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 Borallon
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 90 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (17/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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Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. It is known for the Borallon Correctional Centre (a prison facility) located there. In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.
History
Brisbane River at Hills Crossing Reserve, 2014
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.
Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.
In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.
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