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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Wildash, Queensland

Wildash is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Wildash had a population of 75 people.

History

The locality's name was derived from the parish name, which in turn was named after pastoralist Frederick John Cobb Wildash of Canning Downs.

Lord John Swamp Provisional School opened on 1878 and closed circa 1882. On 14 October 1883, it reopened as Lord John Swamp State School. In 1924, it was renamed Wildash State School. It closed in 1938. It was on the north-west corner of Wildash School Road and Shepherd Lane (28°18′37″S 152°04′28″E / 28.31021°S 152.07446°E / -28.31021; 152.07446 (Wildash State School (former))).

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wildash had a population of 66 people.

In the 2021 census, Wildash had a population of 75 people.