Rywung is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] Rywung's postcode is 4413.[2]

Rywung
Queensland
Rywung is located in Queensland
Rywung
Rywung
Coordinates26°43′05″S 150°28′59″E / 26.7180°S 150.4830°E / -26.7180; 150.4830 (Rywung (centre of locality))
Population18 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.520/km2 (1.35/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4413[2]
Area34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Rywung:
Goombi Cameby Cameby
Goombi Rywung Baking Board
Goombi Greenswamp Greenswamp

In the 2021 census, Rywung had a population of 18 people.[1]

Geography

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The Warrego Highway and Western railway line are the northern boundary of the locality. The Rywung railway station serves the locality (26°41′06″S 150°28′19″E / 26.6850°S 150.47189°E / -26.6850; 150.47189 (Rywung railway station)).[4][5]

History

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Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed in 1931.[6] It was on the south-western corner of Lees Road and B Kerrs Road on the present-day boundary between Goombi and Rywung (26°43′32″S 150°27′20″E / 26.7256°S 150.4556°E / -26.7256; 150.4556 (Unity Provisional School (former))).[7]

Rywung State School opened on 1 November 1944 and closed on 31 December 1968.[6] It was located on C Kerrs Road near the Warrego Highway north of the Rywung railway station (26°41′02″S 150°28′22″E / 26.6840°S 150.4727°E / -26.6840; 150.4727 (Rywung State School (former))).[8] Being north of the Warrego Highway means the school's location is now within the neighbouring locality of Cameby.[9]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Rywung had a population of 27 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Rywung had a population of 18 people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rywung (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ a b Rywung Postcode Australia Post
  3. ^ "Rywung – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47743)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Rywung – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 29395)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rywung (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.