Weribone is a rural

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in the

Maranoa Region Maranoa Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma, Queensland, Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region. In the , the Maranoa Region had a population of 1 ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Weribone had a population of 14 people.

Geography

The

Carnarvon Highway Carnarvon Highway is a state highway in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, linking the township of Rolleston in Queensland's Central Highlands Region, via the town of St George, eventually to Moree in northern New South Wales. It is ...

enters the locality from the north-east ( Noorindoo) and forms part of the north-eastern boundary of the locality before exiting to the east (

Surat Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ...

). The

Balonne River The Balonne River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin system, is a short yet significant part of the inland river group of South West Queensland, Australia. Course and features The river is a continuation of the Condamine River. After flowing th ...

enters the locality from the north-east (Noorindoo / Surat) and then forms the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of the locality, before exiting to the south ( Ballaroo / Wellesley). The Colgoon State Forest is in the north-west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, 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 with some crop growing (mostly in the north of the locality).

Demographics

In the , Weribone had a population of 18 people. In the , Weribone had a population of 14 people.

Education

There are no schools in Weribone. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Surat State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring

to the east. There are no nearby schools providing education to Year 12; the alternatives are

distance education Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance; today, it usually involves online ...

and boarding school.

Amenities

Unidentified women from Weribone Station in a boat

There is a boat ramp and pontoon on the north bank of Balonne River, just off the Carnarvon Highway (). It is managed by the

Maranoa Regional Council Maranoa Region is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region. In the , the Maranoa Region had a population of 12,825 people. History The Gunggari language r ...

References

{{Maranoa Region Maranoa Region Localities in Queensland