Wondalli
suburb
Stateqld
Coordinates28.3808°S 150.6086°E
Zoom9
Pop46
Postcode4390
Area476.7
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 159.3
Dir 1NE
Location 1Goondiwindi
Dist 260
Dir 2NW
Location 2Inglewood
Dist 3169
Dir 3W
Location 3Warwick
Dist 4179
Dir 4WSW
Location 4Toowoomba
Dist 5313
Dir 5WSW
Location 5Brisbane
LgaGoondiwindi Region
StategovSouthern Downs
FedgovMaranoa
Near-nWyaga
Near-neBybera
Near-eWhetstone
Near-seYelarbon
Near-sKurumbul
Near-swGoondiwindi
Near-wGoondiwindi
Near-nwWyaga

Wondalli is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the , Wondalli had a population of 46 people.[2]

Geography

The Cunningham Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality, entering from the south-east (Yelarbon) and exiting to the south-west (Goondiwindi).[3]

There are a number of protected areas in the locality:[4]

  • Bendidee National Park in the north-west of the locality
  • Bendidee State Forest in the north-west of the locality
  • Kerimbilla State Forest 1 in the centre of the locality
  • Kerimbilla State Forest 2 in the south-east of the locality

Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[4]

History

Wondalli Creek Provisional School (also called Wondalli Provisional School) opened in 1912 and closed in 1916.[5] It was on a 2-acre (0.81-hectare) site on the western side of Woodcocks Road in neighbouring Yelarbon (approx 28.52409°S 150.70495°E).[6][7]

Demographics

In the , Wondalli had a population of 65 people.[8]

In the , Wondalli had a population of 46 people.[2]

Education

There are no schools in Wondalli. The nearest government primary schools are Yelarbon State School in neighbouring Yelarbon to the south-west, Kindon State School in Kindon to the north, and Goondiwindi State School in neighbouring Goondiwindi to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Goondiwindi State High School (to Year 12) in Goondiwindi to the south-west and Inglewood State School (to Year 10) in Inglewood to the east. However, students from some parts of Wondalli may to be too distant to attend these secondary schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[9]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^
  3. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived 19 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived 19 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^
  7. ^ "County of Marsh" (Map). Queensland Government. 1923. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  8. ^
  9. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived 19 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 March 2025.