Weranga, Queensland

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Weranga
Queensland
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Weranga
Coordinates 27°15′51″S150°45′16″E / 27.2641°S 150.7544°E / -27.2641; 150.7544 (Weranga (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°15′51″S150°45′16″E / 27.2641°S 150.7544°E / -27.2641; 150.7544 (Weranga (centre of locality))
Population215 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.9698/km2 (2.512/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4405
Area221.7 km2 (85.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Weranga:
Goranba Kogan Beelbee
Goranba Weranga Kumbarilla
Goranba Marmadua Marmadua

Weranga is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Weranga had a population of 215 people. [1]

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Geography

The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from the south-east (Kumbarilla) to the south-west (Goranba). The locality is served by Weranga railway station on the Weranga North Road ( 27°18′16″S150°43′41″E / 27.3044°S 150.7281°E / -27.3044; 150.7281 (Weranga railway station) ). [3] [4] [5]

History

The locality's name is derived from the parish name and from an early pastoral run established in 1848 by John and Alfred Crowder. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning a large gathering of Aboriginal Australians. [2]

Weranga Provisional School opened in 1923, but closed in 1924. [6]

In the 2016 census Weranga had a population of 215 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Weranga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Weranga – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47757)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Weranga – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 37005)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m47" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0


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