Upper Warrego
Upper Warrego is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the, Upper Warrego had a population of 38 people.
Geography
The Great Dividing Range forms part of the north-western, northern, and north-eastern boundaries of the locality.The Warrego River rises in the north-east of the locality and meanders south-west, exiting to the south. The locality name reflects that the upper reaches of the river are within the locality. Due to the Great Dividing Range, the Warrego River is the northernmost river within the Murray Darling drainage basin. Consistent with this, the elevations range from in the north-east of the locality through to in the south-west of the locality, with the following mountains in the north-eastern part of the locality :
- Mount Lambert, rising to above sea level
- Mount Lyon
- Junction Hill
- Mount Sugarloaf
- Mount Emily
- Bally Lethbridge
- Mount Hopeless
- Mount King
- Mount Drummond
- Mount Yanalah
- Mount Black
- Mount Grassy
- Mount Tabor
- Bullock Mountain
There are small parts of the Carnarvon National Park in the north-east of the locality, extending into the neighbouring localities of Carnavon Park to the north and Mount Moffatt to the east. Other protected areas within the south-west of locality include:
- Pluto Timber Reserve, which extends into neighbouring Caldervale to the west
- Attica State Forest, which extends into neighbouring Mount Moffat to the east
- Cunno State Forest
History
The locality takes its name from the Warrego River, where Warrego is the Aboriginal name for the river, according to notes made on 11 September 1846 by Thomas Mitchell, the Surveyor-General of New South Wales.Demographics
In the, Upper Warrego had "no people or a very low population".In the, Upper Warrego had a population of 38 people.