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Wutul, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°01′52″S 151°47′20″E / 27.0311°S 151.7888°E / -27.0311; 151.7888 (Wutul (centre of locality))
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Wutul
Queensland
Wutul is located in Queensland
Wutul
Wutul
Coordinates27°01′52″S 151°47′20″E / 27.0311°S 151.7888°E / -27.0311; 151.7888 (Wutul (centre of locality))
Population57 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.462/km2 (3.79/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area39.0 km2 (15.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Wutul:
Upper Cooyar Creek Cooyar Cooyar
Nutgrove Wutul East Cooyar
Nutgrove Nutgrove Thornville

Wutul is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wutul had a population of 57 people.[1]

Geography

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The New England Highway passes through the locality from the south-east to the north-east,[3] intersecting with the Oakey–Cooyar Road (State Route 68).

History

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Wutul takes its name from the Wutul railway station, which was named on 28 April 1913. It is reported to be an Aboriginal word indicating good grass.[2]

The Cooyar railway line opened to Wutul on 28 April 1913 with the locality served by the Wutul railway station.[4]

Wutul State School opened on 14 September 1914 and closed on 1961.[5]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census Wutul had a population of 37 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Wutul had a population of 57 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wutul (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Wutul – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48100)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ^ Milne, Rod (July 1996). "The Cooyar Branch Line". Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin: 195–205.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wutul (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata