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Yuleba
Queensland
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Post office at Yuleba
Yuleba is located in Queensland
Yuleba
Yuleba
Location in Queensland
Population 207 (2016 census)
 • Density 2.360/km2 (6.11/sq mi)
Established 1865
Postcode(s) 4427
Area 87.7 km2 (33.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Maranoa Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Localities around Yuleba:
Wallumbilla North Yuleba North Yuleba North
Yuleba South Yuleba Jackson South
Yuleba South Yuleba South Yuleba South

Yuleba ( yoo--bə) is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Yuleba had a population of 207 people.

History

The town is said to be named after an Aboriginal word meaning "the place of water lilies". Due to an error in assembling a sign for the railway station, the station and the town were known as Yeulba. In 1938, the name was changed to the original intended name of Yuleba.

Yuleba was established in 1878 and was connected to the railway in 1879. As a railhead for the region to the west, the town was an important centre until the railway was extended again to Roma in 1910. The last Cobb and Co stagecoach run, on 16 August 1924, ran between Yuleba and Surat.

Amenities

The town has a small public library that services the community.


Economy

Today, Yuleba is the site of a modern mining and processing facility working a high grade silica deposit.

Education

Yuleba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Perry Street (26°36′52″S 149°22′55″E / 26.6145°S 149.3819°E / -26.6145; 149.3819 (Yuleba State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Yuleba. The closest Secondary School is Wallumbilla State School but it only offers high school education up to Year 10. The nearest state high schools offering Years 11 and 12 of secondary school are Roma State College in Roma (61 km (38 mi) west) and Miles State High School in Miles (81 km (50 mi) east).

Transportation

Yuleba is serviced by the Western Railway Line to Charleville.

Yuleba Railway Station is a timetabled stop for Queensland Rail Travel's twice - weekly Westlander services between Roma Street Railway Station and Charleville Railway Station.

  • the Westbound service to Charleville stops at Yuleba on Wednesdays and Fridays (passengers travelling to Wallumbilla are requested to alight from the service here for onward transport to Wallumbilla.
  • the Eastbound service to Roma Street stops at Yuleba on Thursdays and Saturdays

Yuleba is ideally situated on the Warrego Highway as it is on the major Brisbane - Darwin route.

The Yuleba Hotel - Motel is the designated stop for Greyhound Australia's daily Intercity services:

  • Gx493 (Brisbane - Mount Isa)
  • Gx494 (Mount Isa - Brisbane)
  • Gx495 (Brisbane - Charleville)
  • Gx496 (Charleville - Brisbane)

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