Watalgan

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

Watalgan
Queensland
Watalgan is located in Queensland
Watalgan
Watalgan
Coordinates24.6477°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

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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Watalgan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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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