Wyaga, Queensland


Wyaga is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Wyaga had a population of 77 people.

Geography

The Gore Highway passes through from east to west.

History

The locality was named after an early pastoral run in the district, held in the late 1840s by David Perrier and then transferred to J.J.Whitting in 1849. Wyaga appears on an 1883 Darling Downs map.

Demographics

In the, Wyaga had a population of 94 people.
In the, Wyaga had a population of 77 people.

Heritage listings

Wyaga has the following heritage-listed sites:

Education

There are no schools in Wyaga. The nearest government primary schools are Kindon State School in neighbouring Kindon to the north-east and Goondiwindi State School in neighbouring Goondiwindi to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi and Inglewood State School in Inglewood to the south-east. However, most of Wyaga is too far from these secondary schools for a daily commute. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.