Wychie, Queensland

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Wychie
Queensland
Wychie is located in Queensland
Wychie
Wychie
Coordinates26°46′49″S 150°51′27″E / 26.7802°S 150.8575°E / -26.7802; 150.8575 (Wychie (centre of locality))
Population30 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.43/km2 (1.12/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4412
Area69.1 km2 (26.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Wychie:
Chances Plain Canaga Tuckerang
Chances Plain Wychie Tuckerang
Brigalow Tuckerang Tuckerang

Wychie is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wychie had a population of 30 people.[1]

History

Blackwood Provisional School opened on 19 July 1915 and closed on 27 October 1932. On 12 November 1932, the school was reopened and renamed Belah State School. It closed in 1962.[3] In 1921, the school was on Inverai Road (26°45′36″S 150°51′03″E / 26.7601°S 150.8508°E / -26.7601; 150.8508 (Blackwood State School (former))).[4] In 1938, the school was at 1249 Ehlma Boundary Road (26°47′00″S 150°53′08″E / 26.7832°S 150.8855°E / -26.7832; 150.8855 (Belah School (former))).[5]

Noola State School opened on 5 April 1923. Circa 1957, it renamed Noola Plains State School. It closed circa 1961.[6] It was at 600 Brigalow Canaga Creek Road (26°48′25″S 150°49′19″E / 26.8069°S 150.8219°E / -26.8069; 150.8219 (Noola State School (former))).[7]

Wychie State School opened on 22 July 1946 and closed on 1962.[8] It was on Wychie Road (26°44′27″S 150°51′04″E / 26.7408°S 150.8510°E / -26.7408; 150.8510 (Wychie State School (former))).[9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wychie had a population of 17 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Wychie had a population of 30 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wychie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Wychie – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47761)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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
  4. ^ "County of Lytton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m81" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  6. ^ 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 2m81" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wychie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

Further reading

  • Olm, Clarence; Brigalow State School. 75th Jubilee Committee (1983), Brigalow State School 75th Jubilee : souvenir booklet, 1908-1983, Brigalow State School 75th Jubilee Committee, ISBN 978-0-9590446-0-7{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) — includes Blackwood State School, Belah State School, Ehlma State School, Haystack State School, Mulga State School, Noola State School, and Wychie State School