Wycarbah

Summary

Wycarbah is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Wycarbah had a population of 49 people.[1]

Wycarbah
Queensland
Wycarbah is located in Queensland
Wycarbah
Wycarbah
Coordinates23°29′42″S 150°05′44″E / 23.495°S 150.0955°E / -23.495; 150.0955 (Wycarbah (centre of locality))
Population49 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.2290/km2 (0.593/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area214.0 km2 (82.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Wycarbah:
Gogango Morinish South Morinish South
Gogango Wycarbah Kalapa
Gogango Westwood Bushley

History edit

Rosewood Crossing Provisional School opened on 31 July 1876. In 1892 it was renamed Wycarbah Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Wycarbah State School. It closed circa 1935.[3]

In the 2016 census, Wycarbah had a population of 49 people.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wycarbah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Wycarbah – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48950)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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