Balgowan is a rural

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in the

Toowoomba Region The Toowoomba Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) on the border of Darling Downs and South East Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local go ...

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, Australia. In the , Balgowan had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Like much of the

Darling Downs The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generally ...

, Balgowan is flat agricultural land. It is about 440 metres about sea level and is used for both cropping and grazing, all freehold. The Oakey–Cooyar Road, locally named Pechey - Maclagan Road, passes through the locality from south-east to north.

History

Tenders were called to erect the school in June 1883. Plainview State School (sometimes written as Plain View State School) opened on 1 December 1884. It closed in December 1921. Tenders were called in 1922 to remove the school residence.

Demographics

In the , Balgowan had a population of 14 people. In the , Balgowan had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Balgowan. The nearest government primary school is Kulpi State School in Kulpi to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are

Quinalow State School Quinalow is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Quinalow had a population of 205 people. Geography The town is located on Darling Downs in the north of the locality and on the bank ...

(to Year 10) in Quinalow to the north-west and

Oakey State High School Oakey is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Museum of Army Aviation is located at Oakey Airport. In the , the locality of Oakey had a pop ...

(to Year 12) in

Oakey Oakey is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Museum of Army Aviation is located at Oakey Airport. In the , the locality of Oakey had a pop ...

to the south. There is also a Catholic primary school in Oakey and there are numerous non-government schools in

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

and its suburbs.

References

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