Moffatdale is a rural

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in the

South Burnett Region The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. Origins This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the Moffatdale had a population of 179 people.

Geography

The

Bjelke-Petersen Dam The Bjelke-Petersen Dam is a dam in Moffatdale near Cherbourg in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The dam impounds Barker Creek and creates Lake Barambah. It is named after the Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It is operat ...

is in the west of the locality () with the reservoir Lake Barambah () extending through the south-west of the locality. 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. There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Barambah-Dale () * Bridgeman Downs () * Brigalow Park () * Dal Dowie Retreat () * Lakeview () * Moffatdale () * Parrishs Paddock () * Peppercorn () * Sunny Brae ()

History

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. In the Moffatdale had a population of 179 people.

Education

Moffatdale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 892 Barambah Road (). 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). There is no secondary school in Moffatdale. The nearest secondary school is Murgon State High School in neighbouring

Murgon Murgon is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,378 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern ...

to the north-west.

Amenities

There are two boat ramps into Lake Barambah known as: * Bjelke-Petersen Dam (West) () * Bjelke-Petersen Dam (East) () Both are on Haager Drive and are managed by the South Burnett Regional Council.

References

{{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland