Woleebee, Queensland

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Woleebee
Queensland
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Woleebee
Coordinates 26°17′20″S149°49′45″E / 26.2888°S 149.8291°E / -26.2888; 149.8291 Coordinates: 26°17′20″S149°49′45″E / 26.2888°S 149.8291°E / -26.2888; 149.8291
Population95 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.1620/km2 (0.4195/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4419
Area586.5 km2 (226.4 sq mi)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Woleebee:
Wandoan Wandoan Wandoan
Bundi Woleebee Guluguba
Jackson North Bogandilla Gurulmundi
Glenaubyn

Woleebee is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Woleebee had a population of 95 people. [1]

Toby's Knob in the Woleebee district was the site of the hide-out of the Aboriginal bushranger known as Wild Toby during the 1870s and 1880s. [3]

Geography

A thermal coal resource area called Juandah has been identified at 26°14′06″S149°48′58″E / 26.235°S 149.816°E / -26.235; 149.816 (Juandah (drill site)) in the locality. It has an estimated reserves of 10 to 100 megatonnes (9,800,000 to 98,400,000 long tons; 11,000,000 to 110,000,000 short tons). [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woleebee (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Woleebee – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47760)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Reid, Gordon (1982). A Nest of Hornets. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
  4. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 June 2019.


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