Ballard, Queensland
| Ballard Queensland | |||||||||||||
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Contractors Yard Ballards Camp during the construction of the Ipswich to Toowoomba Railway, 1865 | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°29′56″S 151°58′52″E / 27.499°S 151.981°ECoordinates: 27°29′56″S 151°58′52″E / 27.499°S 151.981°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 355 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) NE of Toowoomba | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||
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Ballard is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) east from the Toowoomba city centre.
History
The locality, historically known as Ballaroo, is named for Robert Ballard, a railway engineer who oversaw the construction of part of the Ipswich–Toowoomba railway.[2]
Heritage listings
Ballard has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Toowoomba: Swansons Rail Bridge[3]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ballard (Gatton Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ Department of Environment and Resource Management. "Place name details — Ballard". Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ "Swansons Rail Bridge (entry 15646)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-10.