Wycombe, Queensland
| Wycombe Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Wycombe | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′37″S 148°36′54″E / 27.5102°S 148.615°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 39 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0400/km2 (0.1035/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4455 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 975.5 km2 (376.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Wycombe is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wycombe had a population of 39 people.[1]
History
[edit]The locality name derives from a pastoral run name, named by pastoralist John Beckett after his birthplace in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.[2]
Whycombe Provisional School and Waroo Provisional School both opened in 1902 as a half-time provisional schools in conjunction (meaning the schools shared a single teacher).[3] Whycombe Provisional School closed in 1907 and Warroo Provisional School became a full-time school, but then closed too circa 1910.[4]
Wycombe State School opened on 26 February 1979 on Dilqui Road (27°33′00″S 148°37′14″E / 27.5501°S 148.6206°E).[4] It was mothballed on 31 December 2008 and closed on 31 December 2009.[5][6] The school's website was archived.[7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Wycombe had a population of 36 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Wycombe had a population of 39 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Wycombe. The nearest government primary school is Begonia State School in neighbouring Begonia to the west. The nearest government secondary school is St George State High School in neighbouring St George to the south, but the distances involved are sufficiently large that distance education and boarding school are other alternatives.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wycombe (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Wycombe – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47471)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "STATE EDUCATION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LX, no. 14, 186. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1903. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Wycombe State School". 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wycombe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
