Yuruga, Queensland

Yuruga is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Yuruga had a population of 73 people.[1]

Yuruga
Queensland
Yuruga
Coordinates18.8584°S 146.1194°E / -18.8584; 146.1194 (Yuruga (centre of locality))
Population73 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.672/km2 (1.739/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4850
Area108.7 km2 (42.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Yuruga:
Helens Hill Helens Hill Orient
Upper Stone Yuruga Bambaroo
Paluma Paluma Bambaroo

History

Waterview State School opened on 8 May 1919. In 1930 it was renamed Yuruga State School. It closed on 16 December 1994.[3]

In the 2016 census Yuruga had a population of 73 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yuruga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Yuruga – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42533)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  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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