Walmul, Queensland

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Walmul
Queensland
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Walmul
Coordinates 23°43′16″S150°21′57″E / 23.7211°S 150.3658°E / -23.7211; 150.3658 (Walmul (centre of locality))
Population21 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4714
Area11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Walmul:
Boulder Creek Trotter Creek Trotter Creek
Oakey Creek Walmul Nine Mile Creek
Oakey Creek Fletcher Creek Nine Mile Creek

Walmul is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Walmul had a population of 21 people. [3]

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Geography

Walmul railway station is an abandoned railway station on the former Dawson Valley railway line ( 23°43′31″S150°22′26″E / 23.7254°S 150.3740°E / -23.7254; 150.3740 (Walmul railway station) ). [4]

History

The locality takes its name from its former railway station, assigned on 18 November 1911. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning koala . [2]

Walmul State School opened in 1927. It closed in 1930. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Walmul had a population of 25 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, Walmul had a population of 21 people. [3]

Education

There are no schools in Walmul. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mount Morgan State School and Mount Morgan State High School, both in Mount Morgan to the north. [7]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walmul (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Walmul – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48918)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walmul (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walmul (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 9 April 2022.