Moffatdale is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Moffatdale had a population of 257 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 with 11 students under teacher Miss Elise Ellen Bow. 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. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 1965 with 5 of its first-day students in attendance. The school celebrated its 75th anniversary on 27 October 1990 with nearly 500 former students and teachers in attendance. The school celebrated its centenary in 2015 with the publication of a school centenary history book. At that time, the school had an enrolment of 53 students and the original school building was still on site, but was being used as an office.

Demographics

In the , Moffatdale had a population of 179 people. In the , Moffatdale had a population of 257 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 Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland ...

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.

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