Yelarbon
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | town |
| name | Yelarbon |
| state | qld |
| image | Yelarbon silos IMG 20190607 114008.jpg |
| caption | Painting the silos, 2019 |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| lga | Goondiwindi Region |
| postcode | 4388 |
| pop | 313 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| area | 506.7 |
| stategov | Warrego |
| fedgov | Maranoa |
| dist1 | 305 |
| location1 | Brisbane |
| dist2 | 193 |
| location2 | Toowoomba |
| dist3 | 52 |
| location3 | Goondiwindi |
| near-n | Wondalli |
| near-ne | Whetstone |
| near-e | Whetstone |
| near-se | Glenarbon |
| near-s | Twin Rivers (NSW) |
| near-sw | Twin Rivers (NSW) |
| near-w | Kurumbul |
| near-nw | Wondalli |
| :: |
| type = town | name = Yelarbon | state = qld | image = Yelarbon silos IMG 20190607 114008.jpg | caption = Painting the silos, 2019 | coordinates = | pushpin_label_position = right | lga = Goondiwindi Region | postcode = 4388 | est = | pop = 313 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | area = 506.7 | elevation= | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = Warrego | fedgov = Maranoa | dist1 = 305 | location1=Brisbane | dist2 = 193 | location2= Toowoomba | dist3 = 52 | location3= Goondiwindi | near-n = Wondalli | near-ne = Whetstone | near-e = Whetstone | near-se = Glenarbon | near-s = Twin Rivers (NSW) | near-sw = Twin Rivers (NSW) | near-w = Kurumbul | near-nw = Wondalli Yelarbon is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , the locality of Yelarbon had a population of 313 people.
Geography
Yelarbon is in south-central Queensland on the Dumaresq River, near the New South Wales border. It sits on the Cunningham Highway midway between Goondiwindi and Inglewood.
File:Lagoon, Yelarbon IMG 20190607 120614.jpg|Lagoon, Yelarbon, 2019 File:Bridge on Desert Creek48065987278 42f13a5340 o.jpg|Old bridge, Desert Creek Rd, 2019 Triodia scariosa48066042402 f7470a0153 o.jpg|Spinifex Country, Yelarbon, 2019
History
Bigambul (also known as Bigambal, Bigumbil, Pikambul, Pikumbul) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bigambul people. The Bigambul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Goondiwindi Regional Council, including the towns of Goondiwindi, Yelarbon and Texas extending north towards Moonie and Millmerran.
Yelarbon is an Aboriginal Australian word meaning "Native name for the large lagoon adjacent to the Station."
It was the first place in Queensland to grow tobacco commercially.
Demographics
In the , the locality of Yelarbon had a population of 448 people.
In the , the locality of Yelarbon had a population of 364 people.
In the , the locality of Yelarbon had a population of 313 people.
Economy
Nowadays, cattle and sheep are raised, and cereal crops are grown. A major employer in Yelarbon is the A. E. Girle and Sons sawmill.
Transport
The town is located on a branch of the narrow gauge South Western railway line. It will be located on a section of the new, standard gauge Inland Railway from Moree, New South Wales via North Star, crossing the NSW/Queensland border near Toomelah.
Education
Yelarbon State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 17 Eena Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 41 students with 6 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).
There is no secondary school in Yelarbon. The nearest government secondary schools are Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi (to Year 12) and Inglewood State School in Inglewood (to Year 10 only).
Recreation
There is fishing on the Dumaresq River as well, nearly all recreational. The Murray Cod is one of the more sought-after prizes to catch.
There is some feral pig hunting as well in the region.
References
References
- {{cite QPN. 38591. Yelarbon. town in Goondiwindi Region
- {{cite QPN. 47841. Yelarbon. locality in Goondiwindi Region
- {{Queensland Globe
- "Bigambul".
- Queensland Railways correspondence No. 08.393, 17 July 1908 written by Chief Engineer, W. Pagan, to The Secretary, Office of the Commissioner for Railways. Letter is held in the Queensland Railways correspondence files at Queensland State Archives. Ref: A/12427 1908.
- {{Census 2006 AUS
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- {{Census 2021 AUS
- Kerr, John. (January 1998). "West to Ipswich and Toowoomba".
- "Border to Gowrie".
- (9 July 2018). "State and non-state school details". [[Queensland Government]].
- (2022-06-21). "Yelarbon State School".
- "ACARA School Profile 2018". [[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]].
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