Upper Barron
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{GeoGroup}}{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Upper Barron
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Upper_Barron.jpg
| caption = Belson Road, Upper Barron
| coordinates = {{coord|-17.3888|145.5069|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Upper Barron (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 503
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4883
| area = 104.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 5.8
| dir1 = WSW
| location1 = Malanda
| dist2 = 19.5
| dir2 = SE
| location2 = Atherton
| dist3 = 81.2
| dir3 = SW
| location3 = Cairns
| dist4 = 1689
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| elevation = 710-1250
| lga = Tablelands Region
| stategov = Hill
| fedgov = Kennedy
| near-n = East Barron
| near-e = Malanda
| near-s = Minbun
| near-sw = Evelyn
| near-nw = Wongabel
}}
Upper Barron is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48912|Upper Barron|locality in Tablelands Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Upper Barron had a population of 503 people.
Geography
File:Crater Valley Lake Cottage - panoramio.jpg
The western part of the locality is higher and mountainous while the central and eastern parts are lower and flatter. The Barron River rises in the south of the locality and flows in a northerly direction towards Wongabel and East Barron.
Upper Barron has the following mountains and mountain passes (from north to south):
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- Mount Weerimba ({{coord|-17.3802|145.5208|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Weerimba}}) {{convert|902|m}}{{cite QPN|36890|Mount Weerimba|mountain in Tablelands Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Gum Tree Hill ({{coord|-17.4241|145.4915|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Gum Tree Hill}}) {{convert|1037|m}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|15018|Gum Tree Hill|mountain in Tablelands Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Mount Hypipamee ({{coord|-17.4265|145.4840|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Hypipamee}}) {{convert|1030|m}}{{cite QPN|16562|Mount Hypipamee|mountain in Tablelands Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Longland Gap ({{coord|-17.4639|145.4914|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Longland Gap}}){{Cite QPN|20041|Longland Gap|pass in the Tablelands Region|access-date=29 May 2023}}
All of the western part of the locality is protected, being within one of the Herberton Range National Park, the Herberton Range Conservation Park, or the Mount Hypipamee National Park ({{coord|-17.4255|145.4861|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Hypipamee National Park}}).{{cite QPN|23050|Mount Hypipamee National Park|national park, resources reserve, conservation park in Tablelands Regional|access-date=8 March 2023}} The predominant land use in the rest of the locality is grazing on native vegetation, except in the north of the locality where there is irrigated crop growing, being mostly sugarcane.
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The Kennedy Highway enters the locality from the north-west (Wongabel) and exits to the south-west (Evelyn). The Malanda–Atherton Road runs through the northeastern corner.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Upper+Barron+QLD+4883/@-17.3509046,145.4638736,12z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x6978a0b22cf135df:0x500eef17f20f9c0!8m2!3d-17.3660757!4d145.5550864!16s%2Fg%2F11bxfdz_68?entry=tts |title=Upper Barron, Queensland |access-date=10 August 2023}}
History
Upper Barron was previously a locality in both the Shire of Atherton and the Shire of Eacham, both of which were part of the 2008 local government amalgamation which created the Tablelands Region.
Upper Barron State School opened on 31 January 1911.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
It was mothballed on 31 December 2008 as there were only nine students.{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=28 January 2021}}{{Cite web |date=2008-12-21 |title=No reprieve for Upper Barron State School |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-12-22/no-reprieve-for-upper-barron-state-school/247042 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505053243/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-12-22/no-reprieve-for-upper-barron-state-school/247042 |archive-date=5 May 2018 |access-date=2021-01-28 |website=ABC News |language=en-AU}} It closed on 31 December 2009.{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=6 April 2022 |website=Queensland Government}} It was at 9570 Kennedy Highway ({{Coord|-17.3827|145.5145|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Upper Barron State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1976 |title=Parish of East Barron, Sheet 2 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-east-barron-sh2-1976.jpg |access-date=13 April 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=13 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413030404/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-east-barron-sh2-1976.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=29 May 2023}} The school's website was archived.{{Cite web |date=2008-10-10 |title=Welcome to Upper Barron State School: Learning is Living |url=http://www.upperbarronss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010150543/http://www.upperbarronss.eq.edu.au/ |archive-date=2008-10-10 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Upper Barron State School}}
Mount Hypipamee National Park ({{coord|-17.4255|145.4861|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Hypipamee National Park}}) was established on 16 January 1982.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Upper Barron had a population of 451 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32929|name=Upper Barron (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Upper Barron had a population of 503 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32899|name=Upper Barron (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Upper Barron. The nearest government primary schools are Malanda State School in neighbouring Malanda to the east, Atherton State School in Atherton to the north, and Yungaburra State School in Yungaburra to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Malanda State High School in Malanda and Atherton State High School in Atheron.
References
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