Winya 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

Somerset Region The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, about northwest of Brisbane and centred on the town of Esk. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Esk and th ...

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 , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Winya had a population of 72 people.

Geography

Sandy Creeks marks a section of the eastern boundary and Kilcoy Creek aligns with some of the eastern border. In the south the locality protrudes into the waters of

Somerset Dam The Somerset Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway across the Stanley River in Queensland, Australia. It is within the locality of Somerset Dam in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland. The main purpose of the dam is ...

when it is at full capacity. Kilcoy Weir straddles the boundary with Mount Kilcoy in the north. The

D'Aguilar Highway The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, Nanango and Kingaroy. The hig ...

passes through Winya. Kilcoy Airfield is in the south of locality on Kennedys Road ().

History

Kilcoy Homestead Kilcoy Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Kilcoy-Murgon Road, Winya, Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History Kilcoy Homestead, a single-st ...

was established in Winya in the 1850s. Settlement in the area had begun as early as 1841. Winya State School opened in 1918 and closed in 1960. The school was on a site on the north-east corner of the D'Aguilar Highway and Sandy Creek Road (), now in neighbouring Sandy Creek. The

Kilcoy railway line The Kilcoy railway line is a disused, partly demolished narrow gauge railway in South East Queensland, Australia. History The first section of the line opened from Caboolture to Woodford on 6 December 1909. It was extended to Kilcoy on 22 D ...

from

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

reached Winya and through to

Kilcoy Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,898 people. Geography The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, ...

on 22 December 1913, with the locality served by Winya railway station (). The

Wamuran Wamuran is a rural town and locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wamuran had a population of 3,196 people. Wamuran is known for its fresh strawberries and pineapples. Geography Wamuran is located ...

to Kilcoy section (including Winya) was closed on 30 June 1964. In the , Winya had a population of 72 people.

Economy

The Kilcoy Pastoral Company operates an

abattoir A slaughterhouse, also called abattoir (), is a facility where animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a packaging facility. Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is no ...

in Winya. The facility exports beef to more than 20 countries and employs more than 750 workers making it one the five largest beef processors in the country.

Education

There are no schools in Winya. The nearest government primary school is Kilcoy State School in neighbouring

to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Kilcoy State High School, also in Kilcoy.

Amenities

The Kilcoy Airfield is available only for recreational use and not for commercial operations. There are a number of parks in the area: * Anzac Park () * Aston Park () * Somerset Dam ()

References

External links

{{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland