Yangan, Queensland

Yangan Queensland
Yangan School of Arts, 1995
Yangan
Coordinates	28°11′44″S152°12′41″E / 28.1955°S 152.2113°E / -28.1955; 152.2113 (Yangan (town centre))
Population	404 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	9.926/km2 (25.71/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4371
Area	40.7 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	19.5 km (12 mi) E of Warwick 23.2 km (14 mi) N of Killarney 99 km (62 mi) S of Toowoomba 120 km (75 mi) SW of Ipswich 161 km (100 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
Region	Darling Downs
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Localities around Yangan: Freestone Mount Sturt Swanfels Swan Creek Yangan Emu Vale Swan Creek Junabee Emu Vale

Yangan is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, the locality of Yangan had a population of 404 people. ^[1]

Geography

The town is in the centre of the locality. The Warwick-Yangan Road enters the locality from the west (Swan Creek) and terminates in the town. The Yangan-Killarney Road commences in the town and exits the locality to the south-east (Emu Vale). ^[4]

The locality is traversed by Swan Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River; it enters the locality from the north-east (Swanfels) and flows just south of the town and then exits to the south-west of the locality (Swan Creek). ^[4]

Sandstone is extracted from quarries south of the town. ^{[5] [6]} Apart from this, the land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. ^[4]

History

The district was known as Upper Swan Creek, but in 1887 took the name Yangan from its railway station. The name Yangan is reported to be an Aboriginal word meaning proceed or go away. ^[2]

Yangan also has a long history of providing australias best quality Sandstone blocks

Swan Creek (No. 2) School opened on 27 May 1874. In 1878, it was renamed Swan Creek Upper State School. In 1887 it became Yangan State School. ^{[7] [8]}

The Killarney railway line opened from Warwick to Emu Vale on 2 June 1884 which included the Mount Sturt railway station ( 28°12′11″S152°10′45″E / 28.20308°S 152.17916°E / -28.20308; 152.17916 (Mount Sturt railway station (former)) ) and Yangan railway station ( 28°11′43″S152°12′28″E / 28.19533°S 152.20769°E / -28.19533; 152.20769 (Yangan railway station (former)) ), both of which are within the present-day boundaries of Yangan. ^{[9] [10]} The line closed on 1 May 1964. ^[11]

On Monday 15 May 1905, the Bishop of Brisbane St Clair Donaldson consecrated the new Anglican church, St Peter's. The architect was Conrad Dornbusch and the contractor was Mr J. Purcell. ^[12] The final service was held on Palm Sunday 25 March 2018 and a deconsecration service was held on Saturday 21 July 2018. ^{[13] [14] [15] [16]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Yangan had a population of 386 people. ^[17]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Yangan had a population of 404 people. ^[1]

Heritage listings

Yangan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Yangan School of Arts, 7-9 King Street ( 28°11′47″S152°12′33″E / 28.1965°S 152.2093°E / -28.1965; 152.2093 (Yangan School of Arts) ) ^[18]
• Yangan Masonic Hall, 36 King Street ( 28°11′46″S152°12′40″E / 28.1961°S 152.2112°E / -28.1961; 152.2112 (Yangan Masonic Lodge) ) ^[19]

Education

Yangan State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 49A King Street ( 28°11′51″S152°12′56″E / 28.1976°S 152.2155°E / -28.1976; 152.2155 (Yangan State School) ). ^{[20] [21]} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 90 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). ^[22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 96 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). ^[23]

There are no secondary schools in Yangan. The nearest government secondary schools are Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the west and Killarney State School (to Year 10) in Killarney to the south-east. ^[24]

Amenities

The Southern Downs Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Yangan Park in King Street. ^[25]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yangan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Yangan – town in Southern Downs Region (entry 38430)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
3. "Yangan – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 46008)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
5. Brown, Jayden (13 June 2016). "Darling Downs quarry dust kicks up storm of controversy". Warwick Daily News . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
6. "Yangan Sandstone". Sandstone World. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
8. "Agency ID 5860, Yangan State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
9. "The Killarney Branch Line,". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. XXIII, no. 5, 627. Queensland, Australia. 31 March 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 11 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
10. "Item ID622930, Parish of Robinson, County of Merivale. ca. 40 chains to the inch. Survey Office, Brisbane (1921 Map)". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 11 December 2023.
11. Southern Downs Steam Railway (2008). "Historical information: Warwick – Killarney". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
12. "The New Anglican Church at Yangan". Warwick Examiner And Times . Vol. 39, no. 4940. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1905. p. 8. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020– via National Library of Australia.
13. "Yangan". Anglican Parish of Warwick. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
14. "Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
15. Faa, Marian (4 July 2018). "Old church to be stripped of holiness in 'backward' step". Warwick Daily News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
16. "St Peter's Anglican Church | Yangan". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yangan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
18. "Yangan School of Arts (entry 600527)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
19. "Yangan Masonic Hall (entry 600526)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
20. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
21. "Yangan State School". Yangan State School. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
22. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
23. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
24. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
25. "Library Details". Southern Downs Regional Council . Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

Further reading

• Gamgee, Alan, ed. (1999). The Yangan & Swanfels chronicle : some history of the schools, industries & people of Yangan and Swanfels. Yangan State School P&C Association. ISBN   0646375369. — via State Library of Queensland

External links

• "Yangan". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• Town map of Yangan, 1990