Yenda Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 25°23′00″S 151°37′00″E / 25.3833°S 151.6166°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 16 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4625 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 349.6 km2 (135.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Yenda is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Yenda had a population of 16 people.[3]
The Burnett River forms the south-western boundary of the locality.[4]
Mount Lawless is a mountain in the far south-east of the locality (25°31′24″S 151°39′21″E / 25.5232°S 151.6558°E) rising to 277 metres (909 ft) above sea level. It is close to, but not within, the locality of Mount Lawless to the south.[5][6][7]
The locality takes its name from a pastoral run taken up by Robert Wilkin. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning swamp.[2]
Yenda Provisional School opened on 8 June 1925 as a half-time school in conjunction with Mingo Crossing Provisional School (meaning they shared one teacher between them). Both schools closed circa December 1926 due to poor student numbers.[8]
In the 2016 census, Yenda had a population of 23 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Yenda had a population of 16 people.[3]
There are no schools in Yenda. The nearest primary schools are in Mount Perry, Binjour and Gayndah.[4] The nearest secondary school is in Gayndah.[4]