Cooyar, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids CooyarQueensland |
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Royal Mail Hotel in Cooyar, ca. 1928. A butcher's shop is next door
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Population | 224 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.368/km2 (6.13/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4402 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 94.6 km2 (36.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
County | Cavendish | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Cooyar | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Cooyar is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Cooyar had a population of 224 people.
History
Cooyar Post Office opened by March 1907 (a receiving office had been open from 1904).
Attractions
There are many interesting sites at Cooyar. They include: the Swinging Bridge, a memorial park with playground, a family-friendly pub, an ANZAC Memorial, once a week a man with a stall selling fruit and vegetables, a showground which holds events like endurance riding and an annual show (with a brilliant rodeo at night), a hall which is used regularly by the locals, the local shop which sells hot and cold food, assorted groceries, car related goods, reading material and a post office with a letterbox.
Library services in Cooyar are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Cooyar State School and Cooyar Park (McDougal Street) on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Heritage listings
Cooyar has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- McDougall Street: Cooyar War Memorial
- Narko-Nutgrove Road: Muntapa Tunnel