Woleebee, Queensland

Woleebee
Queensland
Woleebee is located in Queensland
Woleebee
Woleebee
Coordinates26°17′20″S 149°49′45″E / 26.2888°S 149.8291°E / -26.2888; 149.8291
Population62 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.1057/km2 (0.2738/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4419
Area586.5 km2 (226.4 sq mi)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Woleebee:
Wandoan Wandoan Wandoan
Bundi Woleebee Guluguba
Jackson North Bogandilla Gurulmundi
Glenaubyn

Woleebee is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Woleebee had a population of 62 people.[1]

Toby's Knob in the Woleebee district was the site of the hide-out of the Aboriginal bushranger known as Wild Toby during the 1870s and 1880s.[3]

Geography

A thermal coal resource area called Juandah has been identified at 26°14′06″S 149°48′58″E / 26.235°S 149.816°E / -26.235; 149.816 (Juandah (drill site)) in the locality. It has estimated reserves of 10 to 100 megatonnes (9,800,000 to 98,400,000 long tons; 11,000,000 to 110,000,000 short tons).[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Woleebee had a population of 95 people.[5]

In the 2021 census, Woleebee had a population of 62 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woleebee (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Woleebee – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47760)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ Reid, Gordon (1982). A Nest of Hornets. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
  4. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woleebee (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata


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