Cockatoo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.
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Geography
Cockatoo Creek flows through Cockatoo from east to west, eventually flowing to the Dawson River at 25.4666°S 150.0333°E / -25.4666; 150.0333 (Cockatoo Creek).
History
Cockatoo Provisional School was originally operated by a governess in a school provided by local parents unil the Queensland Government provided a teacher from 1958. This school closed in 1963.
Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000. It was located in the south of Cockatoo, now within neighbouring Bungaban at 1473 Ponty Pool Road (25.7901°S 150.2604°E / -25.7901; 150.2604 (COCKATOO STATE SCHOOL)).
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the population of Cockatoo was not separately reported but was included within neighbouring Taroom which had a combined population of 873 people.
In the 2016 census, Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.
In the 2021 census, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.
Education
There are no schools in Cockatoo. The nearest government school is Taroom State School in Taroom to the west which is a primary and secondary school to Year 10. There are no nearby secondary schools to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.
Notable people
Journalist Florence Eliza Lord was born in Cockatoo