Sommariva, Queensland
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.jpg) Angellala Rail Bridge, 1994 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 26°24′34″S 146°42′33″E / 26.4094°S 146.7091°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,977.0 km2 (763.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 25 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01265/km2 (0.0328/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4470 | ||||||||||||
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Sommariva is a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is situated 37.9 kilometres (23.5 mi) east of Charleville and 57.4 kilometres (35.7 mi) west of Morven on the Warrego Highway. In the 2021 census, Sommariva had a population of 25 people.[1]
The Warrego Highway passes through the locality from east to west. The Western Railway line also passes through from east to west to the immediate south of the highway, with four railway stations within the locality (from west to east):[3]
- Arabella railway station (26°25′04″S 146°27′31″E / 26.4179°S 146.4585°E)[4]
- Sommariva railway station (26°25′02″S 146°35′56″E / 26.4171°S 146.5988°E)[4][5]
- Lurnea railway station (now abandoned) (26°24′31″S 146°41′19″E / 26.4087°S 146.6885°E)[4]
- Angellala railway station (26°24′47″S 146°53′21″E / 26.4131°S 146.8892°E)[4]
History
The locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 February 1911, using the name of an adjacent pastoral property, which presumably took its name from the town of Sommariva in Piedmont, Italy.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Sommariva had a population of 14 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Sommariva had a population of 25 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Sommariva has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Angellala Rail Bridge on the Roma-Cunnamulla railway line (26°24′49″S 146°53′11″E / 26.4136°S 146.8863°E).[7]
