Rywung Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 26°43′05″S 150°28′59″E / 26.7180°S 150.4830°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 18 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.520/km2 (1.35/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4413 [2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Rywung is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [3] Rywung's postcode is 4413. [2]
In the 2021 census, Rywung had a population of 18 people. [1]
The Warrego Highway and Western railway line are the northern boundary of the locality. The Rywung railway station serves the locality ( 26°41′06″S 150°28′19″E / 26.6850°S 150.47189°E). [4] [5]
Unity Provisional School opened on 16 November 1922 and closed in 1931. [6] It was on the south-western corner of Lees Road and B Kerrs Road on the present-day boundary between Goombi and Rywung ( 26°43′32″S 150°27′20″E / 26.7256°S 150.4556°E). [7]
Rywung State School opened on 1 November 1944 and closed on 31 December 1968. [6] It was located on C Kerrs Road near the Warrego Highway north of the Rywung railway station ( 26°41′02″S 150°28′22″E / 26.6840°S 150.4727°E). [8] Being north of the Warrego Highway means the school's location is now within the neighbouring locality of Cameby. [9]
In the 2016 census, Rywung had a population of 27 people. [10]
In the 2021 census, Rywung had a population of 18 people. [1]