Waverley, Queensland
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 Landscape beside the Boulia Mount Isa Highway, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
  Waverley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°34′36″S 139°00′33″E / 21.5768°S 139.0092°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00065/km (0.00168/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4825 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9,244.8 km (3,569.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Boulia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Waverley is an outback locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Waverley had a population of 6 people.
Geography
Waverley is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin, and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre.
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.
The Boulia Mount Isa Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Mount Isa) and exits to the east (Dajarra).
Waverley has the following mountains (from north to south):
- Rifle Creek Hill (20°57′13″S 139°31′02″E / 20.9537°S 139.5171°E) 542 metres (1,778 ft)
- Mount Guide (21°02′15″S 139°31′11″E / 21.0375°S 139.5196°E)
- Mount Woodhouse (21°05′57″S 139°08′05″E / 21.0991°S 139.1348°E)
- Pinnacle Knob (21°53′06″S 139°04′22″E / 21.8851°S 139.0727°E) 276 metres (906 ft)
- Steamboat Hill (21°54′34″S 139°04′12″E / 21.9094°S 139.0701°E) 301 metres (988 ft)
- McCabe Knob (22°18′36″S 138°56′48″E / 22.3101°S 138.9468°E)
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Waverley had a population of 20 people.
In the 2021 census, Waverley had a population of 6 people.
Heritage listings
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Waverley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Ardmore Station: Moonah Creek Hanging Tree
Education
There are no schools in Waverley. The nearest primary schools are in Mount Isa and Dajarra but might be infeasible for a daily commute. The nearest secondary school is in Mount Isa. The Spinifex State College in Mount Isa offers boarding facilities. Other boarding schools or distance education would be options.
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality (from north to south):
- Mount Guide (21°00′30″S 139°24′24″E / 21.0082°S 139.4067°E)
- Sheila Outstation (21°11′57″S 138°50′48″E / 21.1992°S 138.8466°E)
- Oban (21°14′02″S 139°02′46″E / 21.2339°S 139.0460°E)
- Suva Downs Outstation (21°36′20″S 138°44′33″E / 21.6055°S 138.7426°E)
- Ardmore (21°38′53″S 139°11′04″E / 21.6481°S 139.1844°E)
- Douglas Downs Outstation (21°39′27″S 138°56′02″E / 21.6576°S 138.9339°E)
- Kallala (21°45′31″S 138°53′08″E / 21.7585°S 138.8855°E)
- Quewar Outstation (21°54′50″S 138°54′51″E / 21.9139°S 138.9142°E)
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waverley, Queensland.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Waverley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Waverley – locality in Shire of Boulia (entry 42348)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ FitzSimons, Trish (2010). "Channel Country". Queensland Historical Atlas. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 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 Guide – mountain in Boulia Shire (entry 14937)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Woodhouse – mountain in Boulia Shire (entry 37979)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Pinnacle Knob – mountain in Boulia Shire (entry 26935)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Steamboat Hill – mountain in Boulia Shire (entry 32309)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "McCabe Knob – mountain in Boulia Shire (entry 21301)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Waverley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Moonah Creek 'Hanging Tree' (entry 600040)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Residential Campus" (PDF). Spinifex State College. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
