Yagoonya Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 16°28′15″S 141°34′14″E / 16.4708°S 141.5705°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 20 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0018/km2 (0.0047/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 11,023.9 km2 (4,256.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Carpentaria | ||||||||||||||
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Yagoonya is a coastal locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Yagoonya had a population of 20 people. [1]
Yangoonya is on the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula facing the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Burke Developmental Road passes through the locality from north to south. [3]
The terrain ranges from 10 to 70 metres (33 to 230 ft) above sea level. [4] The land use of the central and southern parts of the locality is grazing on native vegetation. [5]
Originally called Yagoona, the name was changed to Yagoonya on 7 June 2002. [2]
In the 2016 census, Yagoonya had a population of 25 people. [6]
In the 2021 census, Yagoonya had a population of 20 people. [1]
There are no schools in Yagoonya. The nearest schools are in neighbouring Kowanyama (P-10) to the north or in Normanton (P-10) and Karumba (P-6), both to the south-west. There is no secondary Years 11 and 12 schooling available in the area or nearby; options are distance education and boarding school. [7]