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Coordinates: 27°30′09″S 152°42′04″E / 27.5025°S 152.7011°E / -27.5025; 152.7011 (Borallon (centre of locality))
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Suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia
Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is known for the Borallon Correctional Centre (a prison facility) located there. In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]
History
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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 IvesinCornwall, England.[2]
Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (areceiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.[3]
Demographics
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In the 2016 census, Borallon had a population of 81 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Borallon had a population of 90 people.[1]
References
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^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Borallon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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