Yargullen is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Yargullen had a population of 27 people.[1]
| Yargullen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Yargullen | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 (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][4][5]
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.[6] The school was located on the Woodview School Road (approx 27.4979°S 151.6154°E).[4][5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Yargullen had a population of 25 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Yargullen had a population of 27 people.[1]
References
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