Rywung, Queensland

Rywung is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3]

Rywung
Queensland
Rywung is located in Queensland
Rywung
Rywung
Coordinates26.7180°S 150.4830°E / -26.7180; 150.4830 (Rywung (centre of locality))
Population27 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.780/km2 (2.02/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4413[2]
Area34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Rywung:
Goombi Cameby Cameby
Goombi Rywung Baking Board
Goombi Greenswamp Greenswamp

Rywung's postcode is 4413.[2]

Geography

The Warrego Highway and Western railway line are the northern boundary of the locality. The Rywung railway station serves the locality (26.6850°S 150.47189°E / -26.6850; 150.47189 (Rywung railway station)).[4][5]

History

Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed in 1931.[6] It was on the south-western corner of Lees Road and B Kerrs Road on the present-day boundary between Goombi and Rywung (26.7256°S 150.4556°E / -26.7256; 150.4556 (Unity Provisional School (former))).[7]

Rywung State School opened on 1 November 1944 and closed on 31 December 1968.[6] It was located on C Kerrs Road near the Warrego Highway north of the Rywung railway station (26.6840°S 150.4727°E / -26.6840; 150.4727 (Rywung State School (former))).[8] Being north of the Warrego Highway means the school's location is now within the neighbouring locality of Cameby.[9]

In the 2016 census Rywung had a population of 27 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rywung (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. Rywung Postcode Australia Post
  3. "Rywung – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47743)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. "Rywung – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 29395)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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