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Coordinates: 27°3755S 151°5504E / 27.6319°S 151.9177°E / -27.6319; 151.9177 (Mount Rascal (centre of locality))
 

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Mount Rascal
Queensland
Mount Rascal is located in Queensland
Mount Rascal

Mount Rascal

Map
Coordinates27°37′55S 151°55′04E / 27.6319°S 151.9177°E / -27.6319; 151.9177 (Mount Rascal (centre of locality))
Population393 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density54.6/km2 (141.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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

Mount Rascal is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.[1]

Geography[edit]

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°35′38S 152°37′08E / 27.594°S 152.619°E / -27.594; 152.619 (Mount Marrow (Queensland))) with a peak of 734 metres (2,408 ft).[3]

History[edit]

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][page needed] 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]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2016 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 462 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.[1]

Education[edit]

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.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Rascal (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  • ^ "Mount Rascal – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  • ^ "Mount Rascal – mountain in the Toowoomba Region (entry 28021)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  • ^ Kerkhove, Ray; Uhr, Frank (2019). The Battle of One Tree Hill. Tingalpa: Boolarong. ISBN 9781925877304.
  • ^ "THE DARLING DOWNS". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 7552. Queensland, Australia. 6 March 1915. p. 10. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Rascal (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  • ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

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