Description
Macalister is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
Macalister is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Macalister had a population of 153.
History
The town is named after Arthur Macalister, Premier of Queensland from 1866 to 1867.The name Apunyal is an Aboriginal word meaning large plain.Macalister Post Office opened on 1 July 1880 (a receiving office had been open from 1876, known as Jimbour Creek until 1878) and closed in 1980.Ranges Bridge Provisional School opened circa 1886 and closed on June 1894. The school building was then relocated and reopened as Macalister Provisional School on 27 August 1894. On 1 January 1909 itbecame Macalister State School. In 1913, it was renamed Apunyal State School. It closed circa 1935. A second separate Macalister State School opened in 1913 (the first one having been renamed Apunyal). It closed on 4 May 1973.At the 2006 census, Macalister and the surrounding area had a population of 486. In the 2016 census the locality of Macalister had a population of 153.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 325.892 km2
Elevation: 201-500 metres
Town elevation: 330 m
Population number: 153
Local Government Area: Western Downs Regional Council
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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Macalister, Queensland
