Upper Barron

Upper Barron is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Upper Barron had a population of 451 people.[1]

Upper Barron
Queensland
Belson Road, Upper Barron
Upper Barron
Coordinates17.3888°S 145.5069°E / -17.3888; 145.5069 (Upper Barron (centre of locality))
Population451 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4.320/km2 (11.189/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4883
Area104.4 km2 (40.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Upper Barron:
Wongabel East Barron Peeramon
Kureen
Moomin
Wondecla		 Upper Barron Malanda
Evelyn Minbun Jaggan
Tarzali

History

Upper Barron State School opened on 31 January 1911.[3] It was mothballed on 31 December 2008 as there were only nine students.[4][5] It closed on 31 December 2009.[6] It was at 9570 Kennedy Highway (17.3827°S 145.5145°E / -17.3827; 145.5145 (Upper Barron State School (former))).[7][8] The school's website was archived.[9]

In the 2016 census, Upper Barron had a population of 451 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Barron (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Upper Barron – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48912)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. "No reprieve for Upper Barron State School". ABC News. 21 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. "Parish of East Barron, Sheet 2" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. "Welcome to Upper Barron State School: Learning is Living". Upper Barron State School. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2022.


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