Moffatdale, Queensland

Moffatdale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Moffatdale had a population of 257 people.

Geography
The Bjelke-Petersen Dam is in the west of the locality (-26.3032°N, 151.9789°W) with the reservoir Lake Barambah (-26.3269°N, 151.9974°W) extending through the south-west of the locality.

Although Moffatdale is not officially a town, there is a residential subdivision near the school. Apart from this, the land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:


 * Barambah-Dale (-26.2954°N, 152.0291°W)
 * Bridgeman Downs (-26.3128°N, 152.0059°W)
 * Brigalow Park (-26.2839°N, 152.0043°W)
 * Dal Dowie Retreat (-26.3283°N, 152.0231°W)
 * Lakeview (-26.335°N, 152.0291°W)
 * Moffatdale (-26.2939°N, 152.0258°W)
 * Parrishs Paddock (-26.3064°N, 152.0151°W)
 * Peppercorn (-26.3254°N, 152.011°W)
 * Sunny Brae (-26.3175°N, 152.0336°W)

History
Caulfield Provisional School opened on 1 November 1915. In 1916 it was renamed Barambah West Provisional School and again in 1918 as Moffatdale Provisional School. On 1 June 1926 it became Moffatdale State School.

Demographics
In the Moffatdale had a population of 179 people.

In the, Moffatdale had a population of 257 people.

Education
Moffatdale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 892 Barambah Road (-26.3059°N, 152.0117°W). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 42 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Moffatdale. The nearest secondary school is Murgon State High School in neighbouring Murgon to the north-west.

Amenities
There are two boat ramps into Lake Barambah known as:


 * Bjelke-Petersen Dam (West) (-26.3059°N, 151.982°W)


 * Bjelke-Petersen Dam (East) (-26.3063°N, 151.9928°W)

Both are on Haager Drive and are managed by the South Burnett Regional Council.