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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  Wongabel | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°20′01″S 145°28′09″E / 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) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe Atherton–Herberton Road runs through from north to south-west.[3]
History
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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]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Wongabel had a population of 221 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Wongabel had a population of 251 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Wongabel. The nearest government primary schools are Atherton State School in neighbouring Atherton to the north, Yungaburra State School in Yungaburra to the north-east, and Herberton State School in neighbouring Moomin to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Atherton State High School (to Year 12) in Atherton and Herberton State School (to Year 10) in Herberton to the south-west..[8]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wongabel (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Wongabel – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48938)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Wongabel, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Tent Schools". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXV, no. 15, 971. Queensland, Australia. 20 March 1909. p. 4. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Australilan Army". Queensland WWII Historic Places. Queensland Government. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wongabel (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
