Walmul is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Rockhampton Region
The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
In the , Walmul had a population of 21 people.
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Geography
Walmul railway station is an abandoned railway station on the former Dawson Valley railway line ().
History
The locality takes its name from its former railway station, assigned on 18 November 1911. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''koala
The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the w ...
''.
Demographics
In the , Walmul had a population of 25 people.
Education
There are no schools in Walmul. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mount Morgan State School and Mount Morgan State High School
Mount Morgan State High School is a heritage-listed state high school and technical college at 4 Central Street, Mount Morgan, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1908. It was formerly known as Mount Morgan Technical Co ...
, both in Mount Morgan to the north.
References
{{Rockhampton Region
Suburbs of Rockhampton Region
Localities in Queensland