Kawl Kawl, Queensland

Kawl Kawl Queensland
Kawl Kawl
Coordinates	26°10′49″S151°43′39″E / 26.1802°S 151.7275°E / -26.1802; 151.7275 (Kawl Kawl (centre of locality))
Population	24 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1.43/km2 (3.70/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4612
Elevation	280–420 m (919–1,378 ft) [2]
Area	16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	26.2 km (16 mi) NW of Murgon 52.5 km (33 mi) N of Kingaroy 118 km (73 mi) W of Gympie 274 km (170 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Kawl Kawl: Hivesville Stonelands Marshlands Hivesville Kawl Kawl Mondure Mount McEuen Keysland Keysland

Kawl Kawl is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Kawl Kawl had a population of 24 people. ^[1]

Geography

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. ^[2]

History

The locality takes its name from the former Kawl Kawl railway station ( 26°10′43″S151°44′12″E / 26.1787°S 151.7368°E / -26.1787; 151.7368 (Kawl Kawl railway station) ), which in turn was assigned on 18 January 1917 and is an Aboriginal word meaning scrub magpie. ^{[3] [4]}

Kawl Kawl made national news in multiple newspapers in 1924 following the suspected suicide by drinking sheep dip, of local resident Miss Nona Agnes Hilleary, aged 18 (incorrectly reported as Mona Agnes Hilleary at the time). ^[5] She was said to be love sick following her father's instructions to stay away from the young man concerned. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

The Courier-Mail reported on 30 April 1937 that "A cyclonic storm at Kawl Kawl station, on the Proston railway, on Wednesday night, was accompanied by heavy hail, and 2in. of rain fell in a quarter of an hour. Mr. W. Peters's residence was unroofed, and all the windows were smashed in Mr. A. Marquardt's premises. Large trees were uprooted, and crops flattened". ^[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Kawl Kawl had a population of 18 people. ^[12]

In the 2021 census, Kawl Kawl had a population of 24 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Kawl Kawl. The nearest government primary schools are Proston State School in Proston to the north-west, Cloyna State School in Cloyna to the north-east, and Wheatlands State School in Wheatlands to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the south-east. ^[13]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kawl Kawl (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
3. "Kawl Kawl – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46230)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 August 2019.
4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
5. https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=15622266#images ^{[ bare URL ]}
6. "GIRL'S DEATH". Daily Standard. 4 August 1924. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
7. "GIRL SUICIDES". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 2 August 1924. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
8. "DRANK SHEEPDIP". Evening News. 1 August 1924. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
9. "GIRL DRINKS SHEEP DIP". Singleton Argus. 2 August 1924. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
10. "A LOVE SICK MAIDEN". Tweed Daily. 2 August 1924. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
11. "Two Inches of Rain in Quarter Hour". Courier-Mail. 30 April 1937. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kawl Kawl (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
13. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2023.