Yagaburne is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Yagaburne had a population of 28 people.

Geography

Yarrill Creek forms the south-eastern and southern boundary of the locality. Yagaburne Boondandilla Road commences in the southernmost point of the locality (near Billa Billa) and travels northward, exiting at the northernmost point of the locality ( Boondandilla). The land use is a mixture or crop growing and

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on native vegetation.

History

The locality name relates to an early pastoral run. The Yagaburne run appears on an 1883 map of the

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, believed to be taken up in the 1850s.

Demographics

In the , Yagaburne had a population of 13 people. In the , Yagaburne had a population of 28 people.

Education

There are no schools in Yagaburne. The nearest government primary school is Kindon State School in Kindon to the east. The nearest government secondary school is

Goondiwindi State High School Goondiwindi State High School is a public co-educational secondary school, located in Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. The school is administered by the Queensland Department of Education. Name "Gundawindi", the name o ...

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to the south, but students in the north of Yagaburne might be too distant to attend this school. The alternatives are

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and boarding school. There are also non-government primary and secondary schools in Goondiwindi.

References

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