Mount Rascal, Queensland

Mount Rascal is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.[3]

Mount Rascal
Queensland
Mount Rascal is located in Queensland
Mount Rascal
Mount Rascal
Coordinates27.6319°S 151.9177°E / -27.6319; 151.9177 (Mount Rascal (centre of locality))
Population393 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4350
Area7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Mount Rascal:
Darling Heights Darling Heights Darling Heights
Finnie Mount Rascal Top Camp
Vale View Vale View Hodgson Vale

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 (27.594°S 152.619°E / -27.594; 152.619 (Mount Marrow (Queensland))) 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.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Rascal. The nearest primary schools are in Drayton and Vale View. The nearest secondary schools are in Harristown and Centenary Heights.[8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Rascal (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Mount Rascal – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Rascal (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Mount Rascal – mountain in the Toowoomba Region (entry 28021)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. Kerkhove, Ray; Uhr, Frank (2019). The Battle of One Tree Hill. Tingalpa: Boolarong. ISBN 9781925877304.
  6. "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.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Rascal (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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