Yargullen
Yargullen is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Yargullen had a population of 25 people.[1]
| Yargullen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Yargullen | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.4836°S 151.5986°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 25 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.874/km2 (2.26/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4401 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Woodview is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (27.5°S 151.6166°E).[3]
History
The locality takes its name from the Yargullen railway station on the former Cecil Plains railway line, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 5 August 1915. Yargullen is an Aboriginal word meaning waterhole on plain.[2]
Woodview Provisional School opened on 3 May 1886. It became Woodview State School on 19 January 1891. and closed on 31 December 4. Unofficially it was known as Happy Valley School.[4]
In the 2016 census Yargullen had a population of 25 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yargullen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Yargullen – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48104)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Woodview – locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional (entry 38008)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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