Wyaga, Queensland

Wyaga is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Wyaga had a population of 77 people.^[1]

Wyaga Queensland
Wyaga Homestead
Wyaga
Coordinates	28.2°S 150.6516°E / -28.2; 150.6516 (Wyaga (centre of locality))
Population	77 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.1198/km2 (0.3102/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4390
Area	643.0 km2 (248.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	68.6 km (43 mi) NE of Goondiwindi 153 km (95 mi) SW of Toowoomba 283 km (176 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Wyaga: Yagaburne Boondandilla Kindon Billa Billa Wyaga Kindon Goondiwindi Wondalli Bybera

Geography

The Gore Highway passes through from east to west.^[3]

History

Donald Gunn with son Donald at Wyaga Station, circa 1862

The locality was named after an early pastoral run in the district, held in the late 1840s by David Perrier and then transferred to J.J.Whitting in 1849. Wyaga appears on an 1883 Darling Downs map.^[2][4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wyaga had a population of 94 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Wyaga had a population of 77 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Wyaga has the following heritage-listed sites:

• Wyaga Homestead, Millmerran Road (28.1668°S 150.6475°E / -28.1668; 150.6475 (Wyaga Homestead))^[6]

Education

There are no schools in Wyaga. The nearest government primary schools are Kindon State School in neighbouring Kindon to the north-east and Goondiwindi State School in neighbouring Goondiwindi to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Goondiwindi State High School (to Year 12) in Goondiwindi and Inglewood State School (to Year 10) in Inglewood to the south-east. However, most of Wyaga is too far from these secondary schools for a daily commute. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.^[7]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wyaga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Wyaga – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 50048)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Wyaga, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
4. "Queensland Run Maps Darling Downs Sketch Map shewing the surveyed and unsurveyed runs" (Map). Queensland Government. 1883. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wyaga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
6. "Wyaga Homestead (entry 600940)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
7. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2024.