Mount Rascal is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
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in the
Toowoomba Region
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyo ...
,
Queensland
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, 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 , Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.
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Geography
The locality is from the Toowoomba central business district.
The mountain Mount Rascal is in the west of the locality () with a peak of .
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. In 1841, a stockman named John Hill who worked at the nearby Eton Vale
The Eton Vale Homestead Ruins are a heritage-listed site on the New England Highway, Cambooya, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The former homestead was built from onwards by Arthur Hodgson, and was destroyed by fire in 1912. The site ...
estate was speared at Mount Rascal, later dying from his wounds.
Demographics
In the , Mount Rascal had a population of 462 people.
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
Centenary Heights is a residential locality of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people.
Geography
Centenary Heights is located from the central business district.
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References
{{Toowoomba Region
Suburbs of Toowoomba
Localities in Queensland