Wongabel is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Wongabel had a population of 221 people.[1]
Wongabel Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17.3336°S 145.4691°E / -17.3336; 145.4691 (Wongabel (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 221 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 5.080/km2 (13.16/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4883 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 43.5 km2 (16.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
In the 2016 census Wongabel had a population of 221 people.[1]
Towns and localities in the Tablelands Region, Queensland | |
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Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland |