Rywung, Queensland
| Rywung Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Rywung | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°43′05″S 150°28′59″E / 26.7180°S 150.4830°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.780/km2 (2.02/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4413[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Rywung is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3]
Rywung's postcode is 4413.[2]
Geography[edit]
The Warrego Highway and Western railway line are the northern boundary of the locality. The Rywung railway station serves the locality (26°41′06″S 150°28′19″E / 26.6850°S 150.47189°E).[4][5]
History[edit]
Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed in 1931.[6] It was on the south-western corner of Lees Road and B Kerrs Road on the present-day boundary between Goombi and Rywung (26°43′32″S 150°27′20″E / 26.7256°S 150.4556°E).[7]
Rywung State School opened on 1 November 1944 and closed on 31 December 1968.[6] It was located on C Kerrs Road near the Warrego Highway north of the Rywung railway station (26°41′02″S 150°28′22″E / 26.6840°S 150.4727°E).[8] Being north of the Warrego Highway means the school's location is now within the neighbouring locality of Cameby.[9]
In the 2016 census Rywung had a population of 27 people.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rywung (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b Rywung Postcode Australia Post
- ^ "Rywung – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47743)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Rywung – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 29395)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
