Mount Rascal is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.

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, Queensland, Cambooya, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The former homestead was built from onwards by Arthur Hodgson, and was destroyed by f ...

estate was speared at Mount Rascal, later dying from his wounds.

Demographics

In the , Mount Rascal had a population of 462 people. In the , Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Rascal. The nearest primary schools are in

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and Vale View. The nearest secondary schools are in Harristown and Centenary Heights.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Suburbs of Toowoomba Localities in Queensland