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Coordinates: 25°2300S 151°3700E / 25.3833°S 151.6166°E / -25.3833; 151.6166 (Yenda (centre of locality))
 

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Yenda
Queensland
Yenda is located in Queensland
Yenda

Yenda

Coordinates25°23′00S 151°37′00E / 25.3833°S 151.6166°E / -25.3833; 151.6166 (Yenda (centre of locality))
Population16 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.0458/km2 (0.119/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4625
Area349.6 km2 (135.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Yenda:
Mungy Mount Perry Mingo
Branch Creek Yenda Mingo
Reids Creek Ideraway
Mount Lawless
Wetheron

Yenda is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Yenda had a population of 16 people.[1]

Geography

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The Burnett River forms the south-western boundary of the locality.[3]

Mount Lawless is a mountain in the far south-east of the locality (25°31′24S 151°39′21E / 25.5232°S 151.6558°E / -25.5232; 151.6558 (Mount Lawless)) rising to 277 metres (909 ft) above sea level. It is close to, but not within, the locality of Mount Lawless to the south.[4][5][6]

History

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The locality takes its name from a pastoral run taken up by Robert Wilkin. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning swamp.[2]

Yenda Provisional School opened on 8 June 1925 as a half-time school in conjunction with Mingo Crossing Provisional School (meaning they shared one teacher between them). Both schools closed circa December 1926 due to poor student numbers.[7]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Yenda had a population of 23 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Yenda had a population of 16 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Yenda. The nearest primary schools are in Mount Perry, Binjour and Gayndah.[3] The nearest secondary school is in Gayndah.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yenda (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  • ^ a b "Yenda – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45430)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  • ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  • ^ "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 Lawless – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 19059)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  • ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  • ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  • ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yenda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

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