Cockatoo, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cockatoo Queensland
W B Slade and an aboriginal stable boy on Cockatoo Creek Station, 1866
Cockatoo Location in Queensland
Population	41 (2021 census)
• Density	0.0517/km2 (0.134/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4419
Area	792.5 km2 (306.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	56.2 km (35 mi) E of Taroom 252 km (157 mi) SSE of Biloela 472 km (293 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal Division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Cockatoo: Glebe Cracow Eidsvold West Taroom Cockatoo Sujeewong Taroom Bungaban Sujeewong

Cockatoo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.

Geography

Cockatoo Creek flows through Cockatoo from east to west, eventually flowing to the Dawson River at 25°28′00″S 150°02′00″E / 25.4666°S 150.0333°E / -25.4666; 150.0333 (Cockatoo Creek).

History

Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000. It was located in the south of Cockatoo on Pine Creek Road, possibly just over the border into present-day neighbouring Bungaban at 25°47′22″S 150°15′39″E / 25.7895°S 150.2607°E / -25.7895; 150.2607 (Cockatoo State School).

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the population of Cockatoo was not separately reported but was included within neighbouring Taroom which had a combined population of 873 people.

In the 2016 census, Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.

In the 2021 census, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cockatoo. The nearest school is Taroom State School in Taroom to the west which is a primary and secondary school to Year 10. There is no nearby secondary school to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.

Notable people

• Journalist Florence Eliza Lord was born in Cockatoo