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 | 245 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4650 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 48.3 km2 (18.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Owanyilla is a town and a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
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.[4]
History
In the 1840s, Owanyilla was known as Coopers Plain and Police Camp.[5] 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.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Owanyilla (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Owanyilla – town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 25659)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Owanyilla – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46732)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Owanyilla". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 2243. Queensland, Australia. 7 January 1879. p. 3. 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
