Macalister, Queensland

Macalister Queensland
Reedeemer Lutheran Church
Macalister
Coordinates	27°03′S 151°05′E / 27.050°S 151.083°E / -27.050; 151.083Coordinates: 27°03′S 151°05′E / 27.050°S 151.083°E / -27.050; 151.083
Population	486 (2006 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	4406
Location	235 km (146 mi) NW of Brisbane 109 km (68 mi) NW of Toowoomba 25 km (16 mi) NW of Dalby
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Darling Downs
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa

Macalister is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Western Downs Region local government area and on the Warrego Highway, 235 kilometres (146 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Macalister and the surrounding area had a population of 486.^[1]

History

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.^[2]

References

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1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Macalister (Wambo Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

Towns and localities in the Western Downs Region, Darling Downs, Queensland

Bell Boonarga Brigalow Chinchilla Condamine Dalby Drillham Dulacca Eurombah Glenmorgan Jandowae Jimbour Kaimkillenbun Kogan Macalister Meandarra Miles Moonie Tara The Gums Wandoan Warra

Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland

Darling Downs, Queensland

Cities:	Toowoomba Warwick

Townships:	Acland Allora Amiens Applethorpe Ballandean Bell Brigalow Bungunya Cambooya Cecil Plains Chinchilla Clifton Condamine Cooyar Crows Nest Dalby Dalveen Daymar Drillham Dulacca Goombungee Goondiwindi Gowrie Junction Greenmount Haden Hampton Highfields Inglewood Jandowae Jimbour Karara Kaimkillenbun Killarney Kingsthorpe Kogan Kulpi Leyburn Macalister Maclagan Maryvale Meandarra Meringandan Messines Miles Millmerran Moonie Mount Tyson Nobby Oakey Passchendaele Peranga Pittsworth Pozieres Quinalow Stanthorpe Southbrook Talwood Texas Tara The Gums Thulimbah Toobeah Wallangarra Wandoan Warra Weengallon Wyberba Wyreema Yangan Yarraman Yelarbon

Local Government Areas:	Goondiwindi Region Southern Downs Region Toowoomba Region Western Downs Region

National Parks:	Bendidee Bunya Mountains Crows Nest Erringibba Girraween Main Range Mount Binga Pidna Southwood Sundown The Palms Wondul Range

Places of Interest:	Cambanoora Gorge Canning Downs Cunninghams Gap Granite Belt Jimbour Homestead

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