Wyuna, Queensland
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Wyuna | |||||||||||||
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 Homestead at Wyuna Station, circa 1935 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 23°22′02″S 148°20′45″E / 23.3672°S 148.3458°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 486.8 km2 (188.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 46 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0945/km2 (0.2447/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4723[2] | ||||||||||||
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Wyuna is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] Wyuna's postcode is 4723.[2]
In the 2021 census, Wyuna had a population of 46 people.[1]
Theresa Creek enters the locality from the west (Gordonstone) and forms the western part of the southern boundary of the locality, after which it has its confluence (23°26′54″S 148°16′04″E / 23.4483°S 148.2677°E) with the Nogoa River which enters from the south (Emerald) and then forms the rest of the southern boundary of the locality, before exiting to the south-east (Comet).[4][5]
The Gregory Highway passes through the south-western corner of the locality, entering from the west (Gordonstone) and exiting to the south (Emerald).[6]
The Yongala coal mine is in the east of the locality (23°22′23″S 148°30′36″E / 23.3730°S 148.5101°E).[7] Commencing in September 2022, the mine site is being rehabilitated, with approx 770 hectares (1,900 acres) expected to be completed by December 2025.[8]
Apart from the mine, the land use is grazing on native vegetation and crop growing (mostly along the creeks and rivers).[7]
