Walkamin, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids WalkaminQueensland |
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A storm approaching Walkamin during the wet season, 2014
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Population | 474 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 10.064/km2 (26.07/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4872 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 47.1 km2 (18.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Walkamin is a town and a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Walkamin recorded a population of 474 people.
Education and research
Walkamin State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 40 Wattle Street. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 51 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).
In 2017, Walkamin Research Station was involved in research involving local crops such as mangoes, peanuts, coffee, hardwoods, legumes, maize and lucerne. Although the research station is equipped for aquaculture research, there were no aquaculture projects in 2017. The research station has an experimental farm in Kairi beside the shores of Lake Tinarooo.
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