- Source: Woondul, Queensland
Woondul is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The north-west of the locality is within the Bulli State Forest and Wondul Range National Park. Apart from these protected areas, there is a small area of crop growing in the east of the locality, but the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.
Mount Trapyard is in the south-east of the locality (28.1205°S 151.0792°E / -28.1205; 151.0792 (Mount Trapyard)) rising to 509 metres (1,670 ft) above sea level.
History
In 1852, the pastoral run Woondul was transferred from Thomas DeLacy Moffat to Henry Stuart Russell. It can be seen as "Woondool" on a map of original pastoral runs on the Darling Downs.
The locality was officially gazetted on 5 April 2012 and is named after the pastoral run.
As at 2021, a pastoral property called Woondul still exists in the area but it is in within the boundaries of the neighbouring locality of Kindon to the south-west.
Demographics
Woondul was not included as a census district in the 2016 census nor in the 2021 census.
Education
There are no schools in Woondul. The nearest government primary and secondary school (to Year 10) is Millmerran State School in Millmerran to the north-east. There are no schools nearby offering secondary schooling to Year 12; the options are distance education and boarding school.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Woondul, Queensland
- Bringalily, Queensland
- Kindon, Queensland
- Bybera, Queensland
- Wattle Ridge, Queensland
- Millmerran Woods, Queensland
- Bulli Creek, Queensland
- Henry Stuart Russell
- Thomas Moffatt
