Wallumbilla South, Queensland

Wallumbilla South is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Wallumbilla South had a population of 80 people.

Geography

As the name suggests, the locality is immediately south of the town of Wallumbilla. The Warrego Highway and Western railway line form part of the northern boundary of the locality.
The Roma-Condamine Road runs through the south-west corner.
There are four areas of state forest in the south-east of the locality: Wallabella State Forests 1 and 2, Tinowan State Forest, and Yalebone State Forest 1. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetion.

History

The locality name is derived from town and parish, which in turn was a pastoral run name leased by naturalist Charles Coxen in the 1860s. The name is presumed to be from the Mandandanji language, wallu meaning plenty and billa meaning jew fish.

Demographics

In the, Wallumbilla South had a population of 62 people.
In the, Wallumbilla South had a population of 80 people.

Education

There are no schools in Wallumbilla South. The nearest government primary schools are Wallumbilla State School in neighbouring Wallumbilla to the north and Yuleba State School in Yuleba to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wallumbilla State School and Roma State College in Roma to the north-west. Some parts of Wallumbilla might be too distant for a daily commute to Roma; other options the alternatives would be distance education and boarding school.