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Wongabel is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wongabel had a population of 251 people.[1]
| Wongabel Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 17.3336°S 145.4691°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 251 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.770/km2 (14.94/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4883 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 43.5 km2 (16.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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The Atherton–Herberton Road runs through from north to south-west.[3]
The locality takes its name from the Wongabel railway station, named on 20 October 1910 by the Queensland Railway Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning wood pigeon.[2]
Herberton Range Provisional School opened in 1909 and closed in 1910.[4] It was a tent school to provide schooling for the children of railway workers living in railway camps during the construction of the railway through the Herberton Range.[5]
In World War II as part of the Atherton Project, tent encampments were established by the Australian Army (6th and 7th Divisions) near Wongabel, Wondecla and Ravenshoe.[6]
In the 2016 census Wongabel had a population of 221 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Wongabel had a population of 251 people.[1]
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