Wyaga, Queensland

Suburb of Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia
28°12′00″S 150°39′06″E / 28.2°S 150.6516°E / -28.2; 150.6516 (Wyaga (centre of locality))Population77 (2021 census)[1] • Density0.1198/km2 (0.3102/sq mi)Postcode(s)4390Area643.0 km2 (248.3 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location
  • 68.6 km (43 mi) NE of Goondiwindi
  • 153 km (95 mi) SW of Toowoomba
  • 283 km (176 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Goondiwindi RegionState electorate(s)Southern DownsFederal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Wyaga:
Yagaburne Boondandilla Kindon
Billa Billa Wyaga Kindon
Goondiwindi Wondalli Bybera

Wyaga is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wyaga had a population of 77 people.[1]

Geography

The Gore Highway passes through from east to west.[3]

History

The locality was named after an early pastoral run in the district, held in the late 1840s by David Perrier and then transferred to J.J.Whitting in 1849. Wyaga appears on an 1883 Darling Downs map.[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Wyaga had a population of 94 people.[4]

In the 2021 census, Wyaga had a population of 77 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Wyaga has the following heritage-listed sites:

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wyaga.
  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wyaga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Wyaga – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 50048)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Google (29 July 2019). "Wyaga, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wyaga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Wyaga Homestead (entry 600940)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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Towns and localities in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland