Mount Rascal, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°37′55″S 151°55′04″E / 27.6319°S 151.9177°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 393 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 54.6/km2 (141.4/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4350 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Rascal is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.[2]
Geography
The locality is 12 kilometres (7 mi) from the Toowoomba central business district.
The mountain Mount Rascal is in the west of the locality (27°35′38″S 152°37′08″E / 27.594°S 152.619°E) with a peak of 734 metres (2,408 ft).[4]
History
The locality was named during the early stages of colonisation in the region, with white pastoralists calling the Aboriginal people who defended the mountain "black rascals" for their armed resistance.[5] In 1841, a stockman named John Hill who worked at the nearby Eton Vale estate was speared at Mount Rascal, later dying from his wounds.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 462 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Mount Rascal. The nearest government primary schools are Drayton State School in Drayton to the north-west and Vale View State School in neighbouring Vale View to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Harristown State High School in Harristown to the north.[8]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Rascal (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Rascal (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mount Rascal – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Mount Rascal – mountain in the Toowoomba Region (entry 28021)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Kerkhove, Ray; Uhr, Frank (2019). The Battle of One Tree Hill. Tingalpa: Boolarong. ISBN 9781925877304.
- ^ "THE DARLING DOWNS". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 7552. Queensland, Australia. 6 March 1915. p. 10. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Rascal (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 February 2026.