Wolvi, Queensland

Wolvi is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Wolvi had a population of 521 people.^[1]

Wolvi Queensland
Wolvi
Coordinates	26.1583°S 152.8347°E / -26.1583; 152.8347 (Wolvi (centre of locality))
Population	521 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	7.297/km2 (18.899/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	71.4 km2 (27.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Wolvi: Ross Creek Wilsons Pocket Goomboorian Toolara Forest Canina Greens Creek Wolvi Toolara Forest Cedar Pocket Beenaam Valley Neusa Vale Coondoo

History

The locality name Wolvi is derived from the Aboriginal word (Kabi language, Dulingbara dialect), wolvai or wollai, meaning a young kangaroo almost weaned.^[2]

In 1887, 8,360 acres (3,380 ha) of land were resumed from the Tagigan pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.^[3]

Neusa Vale Provisional School opened on 14 August 1899. In 1906 it was renamed Wolvi Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Wolvi State School.^[4]

St George's Anglican Church was dedicated on 28 April 1912.^[5] It was located just to the west of the Wolvi State School.^[6] Circa 1957 the building was sold for removal.^[7]

Wolvi East Provisional School opened on 27 August 1912 as a half-time school in conjunction with Beenam Range Provisional School (meaning that a single teacher was shared between the two schools). About 1915 or 1916 it became a full-time provisional school. In 1917 it was renamed Coondoo Provisional School. In 1933 it became Coondoo State School. It closed in 1968. It was located on the corner of Kin Kin Road and Stewart Road (26.1737°S 152.8900°E / -26.1737; 152.8900 (Coondoo State School)).^[4][8]

The Wolvi General Store opened just west of the school around 1994, but closed in June 2016.^[9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wolvi had a population of 467 people.^[10]

In the 2021 census, Wolvi had a population of 521 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Wolvi has the following heritage listings:

• Kin Kin Road: Wolvi Hall^[11]
• 936 Kin Kin Road: Wolvi State School^[12]
• 888 Kin Kin Road: Wolvi Sawmill^[13]

Education

Wolvi State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 936 Kin Kin Road (26.1492°S 152.8176°E / -26.1492; 152.8176 (Wolvi State School)).^[14][15] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 2 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).^[16]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wolvi (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Wolvi – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46402)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
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. "WOLVI". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XLV, no. 5914. Queensland, Australia. 4 May 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1958. Grid NS 75 EW 601. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
7. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
8. "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1958. Grid NS 75 EW 61. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
9. kovacevic, scott. "Hole left in Wolvi after general store closes". Gympie Times. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wolvi (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
11. "Wolvi Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
12. "Wolvi State School" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
13. "Wolvi Sawmill" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
14. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
15. "Wolvi State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
16. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.