Upper Warrego is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Upper Warrego had a population of 38 people.

Geography

The

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forms part of the north-western, northern, and north-eastern boundaries of the locality. The

Warrego River The Warrego River is an intermittent river that is part of the Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, which is located in South West Queensland and in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Warrego River is the north ...

rises in the north-east of the locality and meanders south-west, exiting to the south (

Caroline Crossing Caroline Crossing is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the , Caroline Crossing had a population of 44 people. Geography The Landsborough Highway forms a small part of the south-western boundary of the locality. ...

). The locality name reflects that the upper reaches of the river are within the locality. Due to the Great Dividing Range, the Warrego River is the northernmost river within the Murray Darling drainage basin. Consistent with this, the elevations range from in the north-east of the locality through to in the south-west of the locality, with the following mountains in the north-eastern part of the locality (from north to south): * Mount Lambert (), rising to above sea level * Mount Lyon () * Junction Hill () * Mount Sugarloaf () * Mount Emily () * Bally Lethbridge () * Mount Hopeless () * Mount King () * Mount Drummond () * Mount Yanalah () * Mount Black () * Mount Grassy () * Mount Tabor () * Bullock Mountain () The

Landsborough Highway Landsborough Highway is a highway in western Queensland, Australia, running in the northwest–southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. The Landsborough Highway runs through vast tracts of land that was once occupied by William Landsboro ...

passes to the west of the locality; there is limited road infrastructure within the locality. There are small parts of the

Carnarvon National Park Carnarvon National Park is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in the Maranoa Region in Central Queensland, Australia. The park is 593 km northwest of Brisbane. It began life as a reserve gazetted in 1932 to protect Carnarvon ...

in the north-east of the locality, extending into the neighbouring localities of Carnavon Park to the north and Mount Moffatt to the east. Other protected areas within the south-west of locality include: * Pluto Timber Reserve, which extends into neighbouring

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to the west * Attica State Forest, which extends into neighbouring Mount Moffat to the east * Cunno State Forest (two sections) Apart from the protected areas, the land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from the

, where ''Warrego'' is the Aboriginal name for the river, according to notes made on 11 September 1846 by Thomas Mitchell, the

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Demographics

In the , Upper Warrego had "no people or a very low population". In the , Upper Warrego had a population of 38 people.

Education

There are no schools in Upper Warrego. Students living in the far south-west of the locality could attend primary school at Augathella State School in

Augathella Augathella is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Augathella had a population of 328 people. Geography Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is north of the town of Charlevil ...

to the south-west, but this school would be too distant from most parts of the locality There are no secondary schools nearby. The alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

{{Shire of Murweh Shire of Murweh Localities in Queensland