Mount Rascal, Queensland

Mount Rascal is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 462 people.[1]

Mount Rascal
Queensland
Mount Rascal is located in Queensland
Mount Rascal
Mount Rascal
Coordinates27.6319°S 151.9177°E / -27.6319; 151.9177
Population462 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density64.2/km2 (166.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location12 km (7 mi) SSW of Toowoomba
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Mount Rascal:
Darling Heights Darling Heights Darling Heights
Finnie Mount Rascal Top Camp
Vale View Vale View Hodgson Vale

Geography

The locality is 12 kilometres (7 mi) from the Toowoomba central business district.

The mountain Mount Rascal is in the west of the locality (27.594°S 152.619°E / -27.594; 152.619 (Mount Marrow (Queensland))) with a peak of 734 metres (2,408 ft).[3]

History

The locality was named during the early stages of colonisation in the region, with white pastoralists calling the Aboriginal people who defended the mountain "black rascals" for their armed resistance.[4] In 1841, a stockman named John Hill who worked at the nearby Eton Vale estate was speared at Mount Rascal, later dying from his wounds.[5]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Rascal. The nearest primary schools are in Drayton and Vale View. The nearest secondary schools are in Harristown and Centenary Heights.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Rascal (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Rascal – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. "mountain in City of Ipswich (entry 21085)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. Kerkhove, Ray; Uhr, Frank (2019). The Battle of One Tree Hill. Tingalpa: Boolarong. ISBN 9781925877304.
  5. "THE DARLING DOWNS". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 7552. Queensland, Australia. 6 March 1915. p. 10. Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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