| Womalilla Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Womalilla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°29′59″S147°49′02″E / 26.4997°S 147.8172°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 72 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0591/km2 (0.1530/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4465 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,219.0 km2 (470.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Womalilla is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Womalilla had a population of 72 people. [1]
Womalilla Creek rise through the locality in the north-west and flows south-east to become a tributary of the Maranoa River. [4]
The Warrego Highway runs through from east to west. [5]
The Western railway line runs from east to west, south of the highway.
Ooline railway station was in the north-west north of the locality and is the highest point on the Western Railway Line west of Kingsthorpe ( 26°28′58″S147°38′13″E / 26.48278°S 147.63694°E ).
It was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 11 May 1916 and is an Aboriginal word describing a particular species of tree. [6]
The town's name is derived from a pastoral run name used from 1862, reportedly an Aboriginal word group for trees by a creek (from womal meaning tree/timber and illa meaning creek). [2]
Womalilla Creek No 1 Provisional School and Womalilla Creek No 2 Provisional School were to be opened together in 1913 to operate as a pair of part-time schools (meaning they would share one teacher between the two schools. However, the No 2 school opened on 24 August 1913 but it was not until 3 July 1914 that the No 1 school opened. Both schools closed in 1929 due to low student numbers. [7]
On 17 April 1935, the new Womalilla Provisional School opened and operated on a full-time basis. In 1937, it became Womalilla State School. The school closed in 1954. [7] [8]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Womalilla had a population of 39 people. [9]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Womalilla had a population of 72 people. [1]
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