Wattle Camp is a rural

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in the

South Burnett Region The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people. Geography The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a ...

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, Australia. In the , Wattle Camp had a population of 543 people.

Geography

The Wondai State Forest is in the west of the locality. There is a

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area in the north and east of the locality. Apart from these, the predominant land use is

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on native vegetation.

History

Holbrook State School operated in the Wattle Camp area briefly between 1895 and 1897. It was at one point a half-time school shared with Booie State School, under teacher Miss Mary Jane McNicol (who later became Mrs. Perret of Booie - a resident there for many years).Matthews, Dr Tony (1997). Landscapes of Change (1st ed.). South Burnett Local Govt. Association. pp. 632-634 ISBN 0-7242-7946-6.

Demographics

In the , Wattle Camp had a population of 517 people. In the , Wattle Camp had a population of 543 people.

Education

There are no schools in Wattle Camp. The nearest government primary schools are: * Tingoora State School in

Tingoora Tingoora is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tingoora had a population of 272 people. Geography The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane ...

to the north-west * Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north * Coolabunia State School in

Coolabunia Coolabunia is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coolabunia had a population of 173 people. Geography The D'Aguilar Highway passes through from south-east to north ...

to the south * Crawford State School in Crawford to the south-west * Wooroolin State School in Wooroolin to the west The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 9) in Wondai to the north-west and Kingaroy State High School (to Year 12) in

Kingaroy Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Buny ...

to south-west.

References

{{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland