Woolmar is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Woolmar had a population of 421 people.[1]

Woolmar Queensland
Esk Kilcoy Road, 2015
Woolmar
Coordinates	26.9277°S 152.5083°E / -26.9277; 152.5083
Population	421 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	6.200/km2 (16.059/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4515
Area	67.9 km2 (26.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Somerset Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Blair
Suburbs around Woolmar: Harlin Sheep Station Creek Sheep Station Creek Harlin Woolmar Kilcoy Gregors Creek Hazeldean Winya

Geography

The Kilcoy Showgrounds are located in Woolmar.The D'Aguilar Highway passes through Woolmar. Kilcoy Creek marks a small section of the eastern boundary. In the west elevated terrain reaches higher than 400 metres above sea level.

History

Woolmar Provisional School opened on 8 March 1894. On 1 January 1909 it became Woolmar State School. It had temporary closures in 1931 and 1940, closing permanently on 14 April 1941.[3]

References

Further reading

• Kilcoy State School : the first one hundred years, 1892-1992 : commemorative issue: including the closed small schools of Gregor's Creek, Sheep Station Creek, Stanley River, Villeneuve, West Vale, Wineya, Woolmar and Yednia, Kilcoy State School Centenary Committee, 1992

External links

Media related to Woolmar, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons