Wyberba, Queensland

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Wyberba
Queensland
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Granite outcrop at Girraween Environmental Lodge, 2007
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Wyberba
Coordinates 28°51′42″S151°52′55″E / 28.8616°S 151.8819°E / -28.8616; 151.8819 (Wyberba (centre of locality))
Population63 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.917/km2 (7.55/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4382
Area21.6 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Wyberba:
Lyra Girraween Girraween
Ballandean Wyberba Girraween
Ballandean Wallangarra Wallangarra

Wyberba is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Wyberba had a population of 63 people. [1]

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Geography

Site of the Wyberba railway station, 2009 Wyberba Railway Station site, Wyberba, Queensland, April 2009.jpg
Site of the Wyberba railway station, 2009

The New England Highway enters the locality from the north-west (Lyra) and forms the south-western boundary of the locality before exiting to the south (Wallangarra). The Southern railway line enters the locality from Lyra, immediately east of the highway, but takes a more easterly route through the north of the locality than the highway does, but rejoins the highway along the south-western boundary of the locality before exiting to the south (Wallangarra). [3] Wyberba railway station is a now-abandoned railway station on the line at Pyramid Road ( 28°51′35″S151°52′03″E / 28.8598°S 151.8674°E / -28.8598; 151.8674 (Wyberba railway station) ). [4]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. [5]

History

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Wyberba School, 1919

Wyberba Provisional School opened on 7 November 1918. In July 1921, it became Wyberba State School. [6] [7] It closed on 10 December 1976. [8] [9] It was at 2394 Pyramids Road ( 28°51′22″S151°52′38″E / 28.85610°S 151.87723°E / -28.85610; 151.87723 (Wyberba State School (former)) ). [10] [11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wyberba had a population of 71 people. [12]

In the 2021 census, Wyberba had a population of 63 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Wyberba. The nearest government primary schools are Ballandean State School in Ballandean to the north and Wallangarra State School in neighbouring Wallangarra to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the north. [13]

Attractions

Visitor attractions in Wyberba include:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wyberba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Wyberba – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49847)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  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. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "NEW PUBLIC WORKS". Darling Downs Gazette . No. 9206. Queensland, Australia. 28 October 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Telegraph . No. 15, 161. Queensland, Australia. 1 July 1921. p. 6 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 17 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Agency ID 6560, Wyberba State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ↑ "Parish of Tenterfield" (Map). Queensland Government. 1949. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wyberba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Pyramids Road Wines". Granite Belt Wine Country. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Balancing Heart Vineyard". Granite Belt Wine Country. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.


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