of Ben Lomond. Instead, it reports a "Census area" named "Ben Lomond" which covers a considerable area (816 square km), especially to the east of Ben Lomond township, including the small settlements of Llangothlin, Tibbamurra, Falconer, Bald Blair and Green Hills. That census area had a recorded population of 152. Of these people: The median age was 53 years, compared to the national median of 38. Children aged 0–14 years made up 12.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.0% of the population. 84.7% were born in Australia; the next most popular response was England (2.2%). Of the employed people, 28.6% worked in beef cattle Farming, followed by sheep-beef cattle Farming 14.3%, sheep farming 7.1%, central government administration 7.1% and primary education 7.1%. Features Ben Lomond Public School, located on Inn Road, has been reduced in recent years from thirty students in the mid nineties to a current enrolment of around twelve students. The lack of jobs in the immediate area, drought, as well as the proximity to Glen Innes and has been a factor in this change in school size. Ben Lomond has three Churches representing the Anglican, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic denominations. Ben Lomond is home to several tourist attractions, including home stays, the longest hand cut railway cutting in Australia, the highest passenger railway station in the southern hemisphere (at the time of the construction of the railway), and a scattering of old and historical relics of past times in and around the village. Other amenities include a community hall and a volunteer brigade of the Rural Fire Service. The highland areas that include the Ben Lomond district are the focus areas for possible development of large scale wind farms. The original proposal was by Allco, which ran into severe financial problems and eventually liquidated on 4 November 2008, so that project was abandoned. Ben Lomond community has traditionally been active through several groups and local initiatives to maintain and progress the village and district. In recent years the village has formed something of a local rivalry with neighbouring Glen Innes in the form of an annual inter-town friendly cricket match. Whilst at a substantial size disadvantage, Ben Lomond have won four of the games so far, and drawn the other. Games are played on the Ben Lomond Recreational Ground, which once played host to regular games but is seldom used