Wyaralong, Queensland

Wyaralong is a locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2016 census, the locality recorded a population of 20.[1]

Wyaralong Queensland
The opposite bank of the Wyaralong Dam is in Wyaralong
Population	20 (2016 census)[1]
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Wyaralong: Woolooman Undullah Kagaru Milbong Wyaralong Allenview Roadvale Coulson Bromelton

Geography

Wyaralong is home to the Wyaralong Dam which was built along Teviot Brook, a tributary of the Logan River.

History

Wyaralong State School opened on 30 June 1924 but closed in 1930. It reopened on 16 February 1938. It closed on 1965.[3]

In 1940, the area was used for air gunnery practice exercises, the first in Queensland.[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Como (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
2. "Wyaralong - locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 46155)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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. "Air Gunnery". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 31 August 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 15 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.