Wiyarra, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 28°16′32″S 152°12′48″E / 28.2755°S 152.2133°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 20 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4370 | ||||||||||||
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Wiyarra is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wiyarra had a population of 20 people.[1]
Wiyarra is on the Darling Downs. The terrain varies from 480 to 510 metres (1,570 to 1,670 ft) above sea level.[3] The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
The locality takes its name from a former railway station, an Aboriginal word for a local lagoon with black swans.[2]
The Killarney railway line was a branch railway of the Southern railway line, connecting Warwick to Killarney via Wiyarra . It operated from 1884 to 1964.[5] Wiyarra railway station was at 28°15′59″S 152°13′20″E / 28.26626°S 152.22227°E, now within the present-day locality of Danderoo to the north-east.[6]
