Yuleba facts for kids
Quick facts for kids YulebaQueensland |
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Post office at Yuleba
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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Yuleba ( yoo-LƏ-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). 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)