Wycombe, Queensland

Wycombe is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Wycombe had a population of 36 people.[1]

Wycombe
Queensland
Wycombe
Coordinates27.5102°S 148.615°E / -27.5102; 148.615 (Wycombe (centre of locality))
Population36 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0369/km2 (0.0956/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4455
Area975.5 km2 (376.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Wycombe:
Begonia Ballaroo Ballaroo
Begonia Wycombe Wellesley
St George St George St George

History

The locality name derives from a pastoral run name, named by pastoralist John Beckett after his birthplace in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.[2]

Whycombe Provisional School and Waroo Provisional School both opened in 1902 as a half-time provisional schools in conjunction (meaning the schools shared a single teacher).[3] Whycombe Provisional School closed in 1907 and Warroo Provisional School became a full-time school, but then closed too circa 1910.[4]

Wycombe State School opened on 26 Feb 1979 on Dilqui Road (27.5501°S 148.6206°E / -27.5501; 148.6206 (Wycombe State School)).[5] on 31 December 2008 it was mothballed, and then closed on 31 December 2009.[6]

In the 2016 census Wycombe had a population of 36 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wycombe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Wycombe – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47471)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "STATE EDUCATION". The Brisbane Courier. LX (14, 186). Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1903. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 October 2018.


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