Walmul, Queensland

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Walmul
Queensland
Walmul is located in Queensland
Walmul
Walmul
Coordinates23°43′16″S 150°21′57″E / 23.7211°S 150.3658°E / -23.7211; 150.3658Coordinates: 23°43′16″S 150°21′57″E / 23.7211°S 150.3658°E / -23.7211; 150.3658
Population25 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.25/km2 (5.83/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4714
Area11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Walmul:
Boulder Creek Trotter Creek Trotter Creek
Oakey Creek Walmul Nine Mile Creek
Oakey Creek Fletcher Creek Nine Mile Creek

Walmul is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Walmul had a population of 25 people.[1]

Geography[]

Walmul railway station is an abandoned railway station on the former Dawson Valley railway line (

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23°43′31″S 150°22′26″E / 23.7254°S 150.3740°E / -23.7254; 150.3740 (Walmul railway station)).[3]

History[]

The locality takes its name from its former railway station, assigned on 18 November 1911. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning koala.[2]

Walmul State School opened in 1927. It closed in 1930.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walmul (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Walmul – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48918)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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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