Moffatdale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Parasailing on Lake Barambah impounded by the Bjelke-Petersen Dam, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°18′29″S 152°01′06″E / 26.3080°S 152.0183°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 179 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 3.403/km2 (8.81/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4605 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 52.6 km2 (20.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
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Moffatdale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Moffatdale had a population of 179 people.[1]
The Bjelke-Petersen Dam is in the west of the locality (26°18′12″S 151°58′44″E / 26.3032°S 151.9789°E) with the reservoir Lake Barambah (26°19′37″S 151°59′51″E / 26.3269°S 151.9974°E) extending through the south-west of the locality.[3]
Although Moffatdale is not officially a town, there is a residential subdivision near the school. Apart from this, the land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.[3]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[4]
Caulfield Provisional School opened on 1 November 1915. In 1916 it was renamed Barambah West Provisional School and again in 1918 as Moffatdale Provisional School. On 1 June 1926 it became Moffatdale State School.[5]
In the 2016 census Moffatdale had a population of 179 people.[1]
Moffatdale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 892 Barambah Road (26°18′21″S 152°00′42″E / 26.3059°S 152.0117°E).[6][7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 42 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[8]
There is no secondary school in Moffatdale. The nearest secondary school is Murgon State High School in neighbouring Murgon to the north-west.[3]
There are two boat ramps into Lake Barambah known as:[9]
Both are on Haager Drive and are managed by the South Burnett Regional Council.[9]