Wongabel
Geography
The Atherton–Herberton Road runs through from north to south-west.
History
The locality takes its name from the Wongabel railway station, named on 20 October 1910 by the Queensland Railway Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning wood pigeon.
Herberton Range Provisional School opened in 1909 and closed in 1910. It was a tent school to provide schooling for the children of railway workers living in railway camps during the construction of the railway through the Herberton Range.
In World War II as part of the Atherton Project, tent encampments were established by the Australian Army (6th and 7th Divisions) near Wongabel, Wondecla and Ravenshoe.
Demographics
In the 2016 census Wongabel had a population of 221 people.
In the 2021 census, Wongabel had a population of 251 people.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wongabel (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Wongabel – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48938)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Google (27 July 2023). "Wongabel, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Tent Schools". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXV, no. 15, 971. Queensland, Australia. 20 March 1909. p. 4. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Australilan Army". Queensland WWII Historic Places. Queensland Government. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wongabel (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
