Yagaburne, Queensland
Suburb of Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia
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Yagaburne is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Yagaburne had a population of 28 people.[1]
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Sheep, Yagaburn Road, 1954 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 28.0836°S 150.5283°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 251.0 km2 (96.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 28 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1116/km2 (0.289/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4390 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Yarrill Creek forms the south-eastern and southern boundary of the locality.[3]
Yagaburne Boondandilla Road commences in the southernmost point of the locality (near Billa Billa) and travels northward, exiting at the northernmost point of the locality (Boondandilla).[4]
The land use is a mixture or crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.[5]
History
The locality name relates to an early pastoral run. The Yagaburne run appears on an 1883 map of the Darling Downs, believed to be taken up in the 1850s.[2][6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Yagaburne had a population of 13 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Yagaburne had a population of 28 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Yagaburne. The nearest government primary school is Kindon State School in Kindon to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the south, but students in the north of Yagaburne might be too distant to attend this school. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. There are also non-government primary and secondary schools in Goondiwindi.[8]
