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) | ||||||||||||||
| 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.[2]
Rywung does not have a postcode.[3]
Geography
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
Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed on 1931.[6]
Rywung State School opened on 1 November 1944 and closed on 31 December 1968.[6]
In the 2016 census Rywung had a population of 27 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rywung (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Rywung – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47743)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Find a postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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
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