Borallon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Borallon had a population of 90 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the Brisbane River, which then flows through the locality, and then bounds the locality to the south-east and east, putting the locality on both sides of the Brisbane River. Burtons Bridge on E Summervilles Road is one of the crossing points for the river (-27.4996°N, 152.68969°W).

History

The locality takes its name from a railway station, which was in turned named by Queensland Railway Commissioner Francis Curnow after his birthplace near St Ives in Cornwall, England. Borallon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1974.

Demographics

In the, Borallon had a population of 81 people. In the, Borallon had a population of 90 people.

Education

There are no schools in Borallon. The nearest government primary school is Glamorgan Vale State School in Glamorgan Vale to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ipswich State High School in Brassall, Ipswich, to the south-east.

Facilities

Despite the name, the Borallon Correctional Centre is not in Borallon but in Ironbark, approximately 10 km away.