Woondul is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
The north-west of the locality is within the Bulli State Forest and Wondul Range National Park. Apart from these protected areas, there is a small area of crop growing in the east of the locality, but the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[2]
Mount Trapyard is in the south-east of the locality (28°07′14″S 151°04′45″E / 28.1205°S 151.0792°E) rising to 509 metres (1,670 ft) above sea level.[3][4]
History
In 1852, the pastoral run Woondul was transferred from Thomas DeLacy Moffat to Henry Stuart Russell.[5] It can be seen as "Woondool" on a map of original pastoral runs on the Darling Downs.[1][6]
The locality was officially gazetted on 5 April 2012 and is named after the pastoral run.[1]
As at 2021, a pastoral property called Woondul still exists in the area but it is in within the boundaries of the neighbouring locality of Kindon to the south-west.[7]
Demographics
The population of Woodul was not separately reported in the 2016 census nor in the 2021 census, but was included in census reporting of neighbouring Wattle Ridge.[8][9]
Education
There are no schools in Woondul. The nearest government primary and secondary school (to Year 10) is Millmerran State School in Millmerran to the north-east. There are no schools nearby offering secondary schooling to Year 12; the options are distance education and boarding school.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Woondul – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48099)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Trapyard – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 35127)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "TRANSFER OF RUNS". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 73. New South Wales, Australia. 20 July 1852. p. 1115. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland Run Maps Darling Downs Sketch Map shewing the surveyed and unsurveyed runs" (Map). Queensland Government. 1883. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Property names". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wattle Ridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wattle Ridge (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
