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Cooladdi
Queensland
Cooladdi is located in Queensland
Cooladdi
Cooladdi
Location in Queensland
Population 16 (2016 census)
 • Density 0.00401/km2 (0.0104/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4479
Elevation 300 m (984 ft)
Area 3,990.2 km2 (1,540.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Murweh
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Cooladdi:
Adavale Langlo Ward
Adavale Cooladdi Bakers Bend
Humeburn Wyandra Murweh

Cooladdi is a ghost town and rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Cooladdi had a population of 16 people.

The town is 88 Kilometres (54 mi) west of Charleville on the road to Quilpie, 122 Kilometres (75 mi) to the west.

Cooladdi is situated 826 kilometres (513 mi) west of the city of Brisbane and 706 kilometres (438 mi) west of Toowoomba.

It claims to be Australia's smallest town, a claim that has now been confirmed by Australia Unwrapped. In 2015, the population was 3 (down from 4 in 2013), all of whom reside at the general store.

Geography

The town is in the centre of the locality. The Western railway line passes from east to west through the town and locality; the town was served by the Cooladdi railway station. The Diamantina Developmental Road also passes from east to west through the town and locality.

History

The railway station was originally called Yarronvale after a local pastoral station with the town taking its name from the railway station. However, it was renamed in 1913 to Cooladdi, an Aboriginal word meaning black duck, to avoid confusion with the pastoral station, which was 15 miles away.

Cooladdi was a railhead for the local pastoral community. At one time, Cooladdi had a school, post office, and police station with a population of about 270 people. As the railway line extended further west, Cooladdi's role and population declined.

The Cooladdi State School originally opened on 19 March 1926 as a Provisional School with 9 students under teacher A.W. Marsh. In 1933 a new school building was constructed and the school redesignated as a State School. The school closed on 3 May 1974.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:

  • Allambie (26°56′11″S 145°26′25″E / 26.9364°S 145.4402°E / -26.9364; 145.4402 (Allambie (homestead)))
  • Auburn Vale (26°26′50″S 145°45′07″E / 26.4471°S 145.7519°E / -26.4471; 145.7519 (Auburn Vale (homestead)))
  • Auburn Vale (26°34′09″S 145°51′28″E / 26.5691°S 145.8579°E / -26.5691; 145.8579 (Auburn Vale (homestead)))
  • Bodouna (26°42′37″S 145°46′36″E / 26.7104°S 145.7768°E / -26.7104; 145.7768 (Bodouna (homestead)))
  • Boin (26°38′25″S 145°46′45″E / 26.6402°S 145.7791°E / -26.6402; 145.7791 (Boin (homestead)))
  • Coolabah (26°52′30″S 145°24′09″E / 26.8749°S 145.4026°E / -26.8749; 145.4026 (Coolabah (homestead)))
  • Coolabah (26°52′30″S 145°24′05″E / 26.8750°S 145.4014°E / -26.8750; 145.4014 (Coolabah (homestead)))
  • Cooladdi Park (26°31′45″S 145°29′22″E / 26.5291°S 145.4894°E / -26.5291; 145.4894 (Cooladdi Park (homestead)))
  • Cungella (26°44′03″S 145°39′22″E / 26.7341°S 145.6562°E / -26.7341; 145.6562 (Cungella (homestead)))
  • Glenallen (26°25′21″S 145°37′17″E / 26.4225°S 145.6215°E / -26.4225; 145.6215 (Glenallen (homestead)))
  • Inkerman (26°35′33″S 145°39′00″E / 26.5925°S 145.6500°E / -26.5925; 145.6500 (Inkerman (homestead)))
  • Loddon (26°33′42″S 145°36′18″E / 26.5616°S 145.6051°E / -26.5616; 145.6051 (Loddon (homestead)))
  • Merigol (26°45′49″S 145°47′45″E / 26.7636°S 145.7957°E / -26.7636; 145.7957 (Merigol (homestead)))
  • Monamby (26°39′12″S 145°27′48″E / 26.6533°S 145.4634°E / -26.6533; 145.4634 (Monamby (homestead)))
  • Mount Pleasant (26°23′18″S 145°45′04″E / 26.3884°S 145.7511°E / -26.3884; 145.7511 (Mount Pleasant (homestead)))
  • Nimboy (26°24′44″S 145°23′58″E / 26.4121°S 145.3994°E / -26.4121; 145.3994 (Nimboy (homestead)))
  • Weaner Creek (26°41′41″S 145°40′40″E / 26.6948°S 145.6779°E / -26.6948; 145.6779 (Weaner Creek (homestead)))
  • Wooyenong (26°48′46″S 145°40′08″E / 26.8129°S 145.6690°E / -26.8129; 145.6690 (Wooyenong (homestead)))
  • Yarronvale (26°48′10″S 145°20′47″E / 26.8027°S 145.3463°E / -26.8027; 145.3463 (Yarronvale (homestead)))
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