Watalgan is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Watalgan had a population of 38 people.

Geography

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the west (

Mullett Creek Mullett Creek is a rural coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mullett Creek had a population of 67 people. Geography The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-east ( Yandaran) and exi ...

) and exits to the west ( Rosedale). Historically, the locality was served by the Watalgan railway station, but, following a realignment of the railway line in 1996, it is now an abandoned railway station on a dismantled section of the line (). Rosedale Road enters the locality from the west (Mullett Creek) and exits to the west (Rosedale). Littabella Conservation Park is in the west and south of the locality, extending into neighbouring Rosedale. There are a number of sections of the Watalgan State Forest in the east and south of the locality, extending into neighbouring Mullett Creek. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from the former Watalgan railway station, which was named by the

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on 18 August 1913, after the Watalgan Range, a name believed to be of Aboriginal origin. Watalgan Provisional School opened on 7 February 1927. In August 1933, it became Watalgan State School. It closed on 13 May 1963. It was located approx , but the land parcel no longer exists due to the realignment of the railway line in 1996.

Demographics

In the , Watalgan had a population of 38 people. In the , Watalgan had a population of 38 people.

Education

There are no schools in Watalgan. The nearest government primary schools are

Rosedale State School Rosedale is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality split between the Gladstone Region and the Bundaberg Region in central Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Rosedale had a population of 452 people. Geograph ...

in neighbouring Rosedale to the west, Winfield State School in neighbouring Winfield to the north, and Yandaran State School in Yandaran to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Rosedale State School (to Year 12).

References

{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland