Yargullen
| Yargullen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Yargullen | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°29′01″S 151°35′55″E / 27.4836°S 151.5986°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.944/km2 (2.45/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4401 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Yargullen is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Yargullen had a population of 27 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Jondaryan Mount Tyson Road enters the locality from the north (Jondaryan) and exits to the south (Mount Irving).[3]
Woodview is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (27°30′00″S 151°37′00″E / 27.5°S 151.6166°E).[4]
The land use is a mixture of dry and irrigated crop growing.[5]
History
[edit]The locality takes its name from the Yargullen railway station (27°28′31″S 151°40′20″E / 27.4752°S 151.6723°E) 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][6][7]
Woodview Provisional School opened on 3 May 1886. It became Woodview State School on 19 January 1891 and closed on 31 December 1974. Unofficially it was known as Happy Valley School.[8] The school was located on the Woodview School Road (approx 27°29′52″S 151°36′55″E / 27.4979°S 151.6154°E).[6][7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Yargullen had a population of 25 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Yargullen had a population of 27 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Yargullen. The nearest government primary schools are:[10]
- Jondaryan State School in neighbouring Jondaryan to the north
- Oakey State School in Oakey to the north-east
- Biddeston State School in Biddeston to the south-east
- Mount Tyson State School in Mount Tyson to the south
The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in Oakey.[10]
There is also a Catholic primary school in Oakey.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yargullen (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Yargullen – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48104)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Woodview – locality unbounded in Toowoomba Regional (entry 38008)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Toowoomba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yargullen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
