Town in Queensland, Australia
Midgenoo is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people.[1]
Geography
The town is north of centre within the locality. This land is flat (approx 20 metres above sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane.[4]
The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south-west to north, passing through the town.[4] Midgenoo railway station (17°53′44″S 145°57′40″E / 17.8955°S 145.9611°E / -17.8955; 145.9611 (Midgenoo railway station)) once served the town but now is abandoned.[5][6] There are also sugarcane tramways in the locality.[4]
History
The town's name Midgenoo is taken from the Midgenoo railway station and is reportedly an Aboriginal word for a local tree.[2]
Midgenoo State School opened in 1923 but closed in 1933.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 51 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Midgenoo had a population of 76 people.[1]
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