Midgee is a rural

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in the

Rockhampton Region The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount ...

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, Australia. In the , Midgee had a population of 90 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to north-west by the Fitzroy River. The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

enters the locality from the south ( Bajool) and exits to the north-west (

Port Curtis Port Curtis is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Port Curtis had a population of 309 people. Geography The Fitzroy River bounds the suburb to the north-east. Gavial Creek, a tributary of the ...

). The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the south (Bajool) and exits to the north-west (Port Curtis), running immediately parallel and east of the highway, with the locality served by: * Gavial railway station, now abandoned () * Midgee railway station () The land use is

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

Midgee Provisional School opened on 21 January 1907 under head teacher Eliza Annie Thompson. On 1 January 1909, it became Midgee State School. It closed on 15 June 1942. It was at 48 Roope Road () beside the Midgee railway station.

Demographics

In the , Midgee had a population of 44 people. In the , Midgee had a population of 90 people.

Education

There are no schools in Midgee. The nearest government primary schools are Port Curtis Road State School in neighbouring

to the north-west, Bouldercombe State School in neighbouring

Bouldercombe Bouldercombe is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Bouldercombe had a population of 1,117 people. Geography Bouldercombe is in Central Queensland. The town is on the Burnett Hi ...

to the south-west, and Waraburra State School in Gracemere to the west. The nearest government secondary school is

Rockhampton State High School Rockhampton State High School is a coeducational public secondary school located in Wandal, a suburb of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1000 students, with an official count of 1119 students i ...

in Wandal.

References

{{Rockhampton Region Suburbs of Rockhampton Region Localities in Queensland