| Waverley Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Landscape beside the Boulia Mount Isa Highway, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
  Waverley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°34′36″S139°00′33″E / 21.5768°S 139.0092°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4825 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9,244.8 km2 (3,569.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Boulia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Waverley is an outback locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Waverley had a population of 6 people. [3]
Waverley is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin, [4] and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre. [5]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [4]
The Boulia Mount Isa Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Mount Isa) and exits to the east (Dajarra). [4]
Waverley has the following mountains (from north to south):
In the 2016 census, Waverley had a population of 20 people. [12]
In the 2021 census, Waverley had a population of 6 people. [3]
Waverley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Waverley. The nearest primary schools are in Mount Isa and Dajarra but might be infeasible for a daily commute. [4] The nearest secondary school is in Mount Isa. [4] The Spinifex State College in Mount Isa offers boarding facilities. [14] Other boarding schools or distance education would be options.
There are a number of homesteads in the locality (from north to south): [15]
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