Wattle Camp
Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
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Wattle Camp is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wattle Camp had a population of 543 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 26.4566°S 151.9677°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 73.5 km2 (28.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 543 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.388/km2 (19.134/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4615 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Wondai State Forest is in the west of the locality.[3]
There is a rural residential area in the north and east of the locality. Apart from these, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Wattle Camp had a population of 517 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Wattle Camp had a population of 543 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Wattle Camp. The nearest government primary schools are:[8]
- Tingoora State School in Tingoora to the north-west
- Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north
- Coolabunia State School in Coolabunia to the south
- Crawford State School in Crawford to the south-west
- Wooroolin State School in Wooroolin to the west
The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 9) in Wondai to the north-west and Kingaroy State High School (to Year 12) in Kingaroy to south-west.[8]
