Watalgan
Queensland
Watalgan is located in Queensland
Watalgan
Watalgan
Coordinates24°38′52″S 152°00′50″E / 24.6477°S 152.0138°E / -24.6477; 152.0138 (Watalgan (centre of locality))
Population38 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.735/km2 (1.904/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area51.7 km2 (20.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Watalgan:
Rosedale Winfield Mullett Creek
Rosedale Watalgan Mullett Creek
Rosedale Rosedale Waterloo

Watalgan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Watalgan had a population of 38 people.[1]

History

Watalgan Provisional School opened on 7 February 1927. In August 1933 it became Watalgan State School. It closed on 13 May 1963.[3][4]

In the 2016 census Watalgan had a population of 38 people.[1]


References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Watalgan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Watalgan – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47146)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Agency ID 6228, Watalgan State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 28 January 2021.


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