Owanyilla, Queensland
| Owanyilla Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Owanyilla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°38′43″S 152°37′36″E / 25.6452°S 152.6266°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 194 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.480/km2 (11.60/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4650 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 43.3 km2 (16.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Owanyilla is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Owanyilla had a population of 194 people.[1]
Geography
The Mary River is the western boundary of the locality. Most of the land is used for farming, predominantly grazing but also some crops.[4]
The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the locality. The North Coast railway line passes south to north to the west of the highway, crossing the Mary River, with the town being served by the Owanyilla railway station (25°40′03″S 152°36′19″E / 25.6676°S 152.6054°E).[4][5]
History
In the 1840s, Owanyilla was known as Coopers Plain and Police Camp.[6] Owanyilla was used as a barracks for the Native Police from 1857 until the mid-1860s.[2]
Owanyilla State school opened in 1880 and closed in 1937.[7]
In the 2016 census the locality of Owanyilla had a population of 194 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Owanyilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Owanyilla – town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 25659)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Owanyilla – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46732)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Owanyilla". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 2243. Queensland, Australia. 7 January 1879. p. 3. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
