Yandilla, Queensland


Yandilla is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Yandilla had a population of 50 people.

Geography

The north-eastern boundary follows the Condamine River.
The Gore Highway passes through from north-east to west.
The area was serviced by the Millmerran railway line with Yandilla railway station serving the locality.

History

The locality takes its name from a pastoral run name. The name was first used in 1842 by St George Richard Gore pastoralist and politician. The run was at first briefly known as Grass Tree Creek and there is still a creek by that name in the area. The origin of the name Yandilla is unclear. One claim is that it is a local Aboriginal word meaning running water. Another claim is that it is named after a village in Ireland as St George Gore was a brother of the 7th Baronet of Manor Gore in Donegal.
All Saints Anglican Church is a timber church which was erected at Yandilla Station by the Gore family about 1878 on the site of an earlier church, which it closely resembled. The graveyard around the church is believed to have been established in 1863 supplanting the previous custom of burial close to the homestead.
Yandilla Provisional School opened on 2 October 1882. In 1901, it was renamed Millmerran Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Millmerran State School.
A second Yandilla Provisional School opened in October 1945 and closed in 1956.

Demographics

In the, Yandilla had a population of 46 people.
In the, Yandilla had a population of 50 people.

Heritage listings

Yandilla has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Yandilla. The nearest government primary schools are Millmerran State School in neighbouring Millmerran to the south-west and Brookstead State School in Brookstead to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Millmerran State School in Millmerran and Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the north-east.