Dalwogon, Queensland

Dalwogon Queensland
Dalwogan railway station with C17 class locomotive, relocated to Miles Historical Village, 2019
Dalwogon
Coordinates	26.5747°S 150.0905°E / -26.5747; 150.0905 (Dalwogon (centre of locality))
Population	53 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.334/km^2 (0.865/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4415
Area	158.7 km^2 (61.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	13.7 km (9 mi) NNW of Miles 140 km (87 mi) NW of Dalby 223 km (139 mi) NW of Toowoomba 351 km (218 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Dalwogon: Glenaubyn Kowguran Kowguran Glenaubyn Dalwogon Myall Park Drillham Miles Miles

Dalwogon (sometimes written as Dalwogan) is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Dalwogon had a population of 53 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is roughly bounded to the north and east by Nine Mile Creek.[3]

The Leichhardt Highway passes through the locality from south-east (Miles) to the north-east (Kowguran).[3]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with small amounts of crops.[3]

History

The name Dalwogon/Dalwogan is an Aboriginal word meaning turtle.[4]

The Dalwogan railway station on the Wandoan railway line was at 26.5756°S 150.1506°E / -26.5756; 150.1506 (Dalwogan railway station). The line and the station are now both closed. (The spelling of the names of the locality and the railway station slightly differ.)[5][6] The railway station building was subsequently relocated to the Miles Historical Museum.[7]

In November 1917, the Queensland Government offered perpetual leases for town allotments in the Town of Dalwogon.[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Dalwogon had a population of 31 people.[9]

In the 2021 census, Dalwogon had a population of 53 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Dalwogon. The nearest primary schools are Drillham State School in neighbouring Drillham to the south-west and Miles State School in neighbouring Miles to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Miles State High School in Miles.[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dalwogon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Dalwogon – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47689)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
4. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2454. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Dalwogan – railway station in the Maranoa Region (entry 9260)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
6. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. "Miles Historical Village Museum Collections". www.mhv.org.au. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
8. "Advertising". The Worker. Vol. 28, no. 1383. Queensland, Australia. 1 November 1917. p. 23. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dalwogon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.