Wallaroo, Queensland

Wallaroo Queensland
Girls from the Steed family of Wallaroo tending their horses, circa 1902
Wallaroo
Coordinates	23°40′28″S149°32′44″E / 23.6744°S 149.5455°E / -23.6744; 149.5455 (Wallaroo (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	241.1 km2 (93.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	19.3 km (12 mi) WSW of Duaringa 19.6 km (12 mi) E of Dingo 133 km (83 mi) WSW of Rockhampton 142 km (88 mi) ESE of Emerald 742 km (461 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Central Highlands Region Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Wallaroo: Goowarra Goowarra Duaringa Goowarra Wallaroo Duaringa Dingo Coomoo Duaringa

Wallaroo is a rural locality split between the Central Highlands Region and the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, Wallaroo had "no people or a very low population". ^[1]

Geography

The part within the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda is in the north of the locality ( 23°32′35″S149°30′51″E / 23.5430°S 149.5141°E / -23.5430; 149.5141 (Wallaroo (Woorabinda)) ) and is smaller at 12.5 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi), while the part within Central Highlands Region is in the south of the locality ( 23°40′28″S149°32′44″E / 23.6744°S 149.5455°E / -23.6744; 149.5455 (Wallaroo, Central Highlands) ) and is larger at 228.6 square kilometres (88.3 sq mi). ^[4]

The Capricorn Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Duaringa) and exits to the west (Goowarra). The Blackwater railway system (based on the former Central Western railway line) runs to the north of the highway with the locality being serviced by: ^[5]

• Wallaroo railway station in the south-east of the locality ( 23°42′21″S149°34′05″E / 23.70578°S 149.56816°E / -23.70578; 149.56816 (Wallaroo railway station) ) ^[6]
• Tryphinia railway station on the western boundary of the locality ( 23°39′54″S149°26′33″E / 23.66500°S 149.44245°E / -23.66500; 149.44245 (Tryphinia railway station) ) ^[7]

The Duaringa State Forest occupies the east of the locality and some parts of the south and west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is grazing on native vegetation. ^[8]

History

Wallaroo Provisional School opened circa 1898. ^{[9] [10]} It closed in 1909. ^{[9] [11]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wallaroo had a population of 10 people. ^[12]

In the 2021 census, Wallaroo had "no people or a very low population". ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Wallaroo. The nearest government primary schools are Duaringa State School in neighbouring Duaringa to the east and Dingo State School in Dingo to the west. There are no nearby secondary schools; the nearest is Blackwater State High School in Blackwater to the west, but it is sufficiently distant that the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[13]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wallaroo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Wallaroo – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
3. "Wallaroo – locality in Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda (entry 49306)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
5. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 September 2025.
6. "Wallaroo – railway station in Central Highlands Region (entry 36320)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
7. "Tryphinia – railway station in the Central Highlands Region (entry 35239)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
8. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 September 2025.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
10. "WALLAROO". The Morning Bulletin . Vol. LXI, no. 10, 495. Queensland, Australia. 7 March 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 28 September 2025– via National Library of Australia.
11. "Item ID11295, Wallaroo State School, Statistical Returns Furnished by Head Teachers of Provisional and State Schools". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wallaroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
13. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 September 2025.