Woolmar, Queensland

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
Coordinates26.9277°S 152.5083°E / -26.9277; 152.5083
Population421 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.200/km2 (16.059/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4515
Area67.9 km2 (26.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (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

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woolmar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Woolmar – locality in Somerset Region (entry 48228)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

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