Wongabel
Suburb of Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia
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Wongabel is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wongabel had a population of 251 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 17.3336°S 145.4691°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 43.5 km2 (16.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 251 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.770/km2 (14.94/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4883 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Atherton–Herberton Road runs through from north to south-west.[3]
History
The locality takes its name from the Wongabel railway station, named on 20 October 1910 by the Queensland Railway Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning wood pigeon.[2]
Herberton Range Provisional School opened in 1909 and closed in 1910.[4] It was a tent school to provide schooling for the children of railway workers living in railway camps during the construction of the railway through the Herberton Range.[5]
In World War II as part of the Atherton Project, tent encampments were established by the Australian Army (6th and 7th Divisions) near Wongabel, Wondecla and Ravenshoe.[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Wongabel had a population of 221 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Wongabel had a population of 251 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Wongabel. The nearest government primary schools are Atherton State School in neighbouring Atherton to the north, Yungaburra State School in Yungaburra to the north-east, and Herberton State School in neighbouring Moomin to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Atherton State High School (to Year 12) in Atherton and Herberton State School (to Year 10) in Herberton to the south-west.[8]
