Wattlebank
Queensland
Wattlebank is located in Queensland
Wattlebank
Wattlebank
Coordinates23°07′13″S 150°28′21″E / 23.1202°S 150.4725°E / -23.1202; 150.4725 (Wattlebank (centre of locality))
Population78 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.508/km2 (6.50/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4704
Area31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Wattlebank:
Milman Rossmoya Rossmoya
Milman Wattlebank Barmoya
The Caves The Caves Barmoya

Wattlebank is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Wattlebank had a population of 78 people.[1]

History

Barmoya Central State School opened on 28 August 1918. In 1936 it was renamed Wattlebank State School. It closed in December 1959.[3] It was on the western side of Rossmoya Road (approx 23°07′49″S 150°27′34″E / 23.13030°S 150.45931°E / -23.13030; 150.45931 (Wattlebank State School (former))).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wattlebank (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Wattlebank – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49428)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 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. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m237" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 September 2023.


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