Yalangur, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Yalangur
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4188°N 151.8086°W
Pop:55
Postcode:4352
Area:25.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:7.4
Dir1:N
Location1:Kingsthorpe
Dist2:14.5
Dir2:WNW
Location2:Highfields
Dist3:16.0
Dir3:ENE
Location3:Oakey
Dist4:26.5
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Toowoomba CBD
Dist5:152
Dir5:W
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Boodua
Near-Ne:Muniganeen
Near-E:Meringandan West
Near-Se:Gowrie Little Plain
Near-S:Cutella
Near-Sw:Kings Siding
Near-W:Oakey
Near-Nw:Kelvinhaugh

Yalangur is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Yalangur had a population of 55 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by Oakey Creek.

The terrain ranges from above sea level with one named peak in the east of the locality, Mcgregor (-27.4115°N 151.8499°W) at .[2] [3]

The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation.[4]

History

The locality takes its name from its former railway station, which is an Aboriginal word meaning eagle hawk.[1] [5]

Haden railway line operated from Kingsthorpe to Haden via Yalangur from 1910 to 1964 with Yalangur railway station just south of the Kelvinhaugh-Yalangur Road .[6] [7]

Demographics

In the, Yalangur had a population of 65 people.

In the, Yalangur had a population of 55 people.

Education

There are no schools in Yalangur. The nearest government primary school is Kingsthorpe State School in Kingsthorpe to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south-west and Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the east.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 25 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 1 April 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use . 1 April 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  5. Web site: 1943 . Jondaryan . 2 September 2023 . . Map . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901215746/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-jondaryan-1943/original . live .
  6. News: 1 December 1910 . NEW RAILWAYS.: Drayton Deviation . 30 March 2017 . . Queensland, Australia . 8 (SECOND EDITION) . National Library of Australia . 11869 . 1 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240401044440/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177761896 . live .
  7. Web site: 1943 . Jondaryan . 1 April 2024 . . Map . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901215746/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-jondaryan-1943/original . live .
  8. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 1 April 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .