Kooralgin, Queensland


Kooralgin is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Kooralgin had a population of 47 people.

Geography

Cooyar Creek forms the south-west boundary of the locality before flowing through the locality and exiting to the north-east ; it eventually becomes a tributary of the Brisbane River.
The main road route through the locality is Cooyar Kooralgin Road, which enters from the south-west and passes through the locality, changing its name to Yarraman Kooralgin Road, before exiting to the north-east.
One section of The Palms National Park is in the west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with crop growing around Cooyar Creek.

History

Kooralgin Provisional School opened on 10 April 1916. It closed in 1923. It reopened in 1930 as a half-time school in conjunction with Claredale Provisional School. About 1932, the Claredale school closed and Kooralgin school became Kooralgin State School. It experienced a number of temporary closures before closing permanently on 28 January 1963. It was at 867 Yarraman Kooralgin Road. As at 2023, the former school building was still extant.

Demographics

In the, Kooralgin had a population of 46 people.
In the, Kooralgin had a population of 47 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kooralgin. The nearest government primary schools are Cooyar State School in neighbouring Cooyar to the south-west and Yarraman State School in Yarraman to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Yarraman State School and Nanango State High School in Nanango to the north. There is also a Catholic primary school in Nanango.