Waverley, Queensland
| 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)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00065/km2 (0.00168/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4825 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9,244.8 km2 (3,569.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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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.[2] In the 2021 census, Waverley had a population of 6 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
Waverley is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin,[3] and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre.[4]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
The Boulia Mount Isa Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Mount Isa) and exits to the east (Dajarra).[3]
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)[5]
- Mount Guide (21°02′15″S 139°31′11″E / 21.0375°S 139.5196°E)[5][6]
- Mount Woodhouse (21°05′57″S 139°08′05″E / 21.0991°S 139.1348°E)[5][7]
- Pinnacle Knob (21°53′06″S 139°04′22″E / 21.8851°S 139.0727°E) 276 metres (906 ft)[5][8]
- Steamboat Hill (21°54′34″S 139°04′12″E / 21.9094°S 139.0701°E) 301 metres (988 ft)[5][9]
- McCabe Knob (22°18′36″S 138°56′48″E / 22.3101°S 138.9468°E)[5][10]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Waverley had a population of 20 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Waverley had a population of 6 people.[1]
Heritage listings[edit]
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Waverley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Ardmore Station: Moonah Creek Hanging Tree[12]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Waverley. The nearest primary schools are in Mount Isa and Dajarra but might be infeasible for a daily commute.[3] The nearest secondary school is in Mount Isa.[3] The Spinifex State College in Mount Isa offers boarding facilities.[13] Other boarding schools or distance education would be options.
Economy[edit]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality (from north to south):[14]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
