Yarwun, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids YarwunQueensland |
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Former Yarwan railway station (now at Calliope River Historical Village), 2014
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Population | 119 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.220/km2 (5.75/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4694 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 53.6 km2 (20.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gladstone | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Yarwun is a rural coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Yarwun had a population of 119 people.
History
Yarwun Provisional School opened on 5 June 1906. It became Yarwun State School on 1 January 1909.
The Yarwun-Targinnie Co-operative Association was established in 1924 to market locally-grown fruit. The district was well known for its pawpaws. In 1963 the Co-op established a store at 60 Butler Street to provide goods needed for fruit production, such as timber cases. Later the store expanded to general goods for the community and postal services.
In June 2003, the Yarwun railway station was relocated to the Calliope River Historical Village as its ticket office and kiosk.
In March 2005, Rio Tinto Alcan opened an alumina refinery in Yarwun. Bauxite from Weipa is processed by the Bayer process into alumina. The refinery was expanded in 2012 including a 160 megawatt co-generation facility, which converts heat into electricity.
Heritage listings
Yarwun has one heritage-listed site:
- 60 Butler Street: Yarwun-Targinnie Co-op store
Economy
The alumina refinery is capable of producing 3.4 million tonnes of alumina each year and employs over 700 people.
Orica operates an ammonium nitrate plant at Reid Road; it produces over 500,000 tonnes per year for use in the mining industry in Australia and overseas. It operates a raw material import facility at Fisherman's Landing, 5 km north of the Reid Road plant, from which the raw materials are delivered to the plant by underground pipeline. Orica has 200 employees and 100 contractors working at Yarwun.
Education
Yarwun State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 35 Butler Street (23°50′48″S 151°07′34″E / 23.8467°S 151.1260°E). In 2013, the school had 52 students in 3 multi-age classes with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).
There is no secondary school in Yarwun. The nearest government secondary schools are Gladstone State High School (to Year 12) in West Gladstone to the south-east and Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in Mount Larcom to the west.
Road infrastructure
The Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road runs through from east to south-west.