Yarraman, Queensland

"Yarraman" redirects here. For the railway station of the same name in Melbourne, see Yarraman railway station.

Yarraman is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Yarraman had a population of 1,127 people.^[4]

Yarraman Queensland
Our Lady of Dolours Roman Catholic church in Yarraman
Yarraman
Coordinates	26°50′28″S 151°59′03″E / 26.8411°S 151.9841°E / -26.8411; 151.9841 (Yarraman (town centre))
Population	932 (UCL 2021)^[1]
Postcode(s)	4614
Elevation	407 m (1,335 ft)
Area	128.6 km^2 (49.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	20.9 km (13 mi) S of Nanango 44.6 km (28 mi) SSE of Kingaroy 117 km (73 mi) N of Toowoomba 170 km (106 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
County	Cavendish
Parish	Cooyar
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Localities around Yarraman: South Nanango South East Nanango Teelah Tarong Neumgna Yarraman Taromeo Upper Yarraman Gilla Nukku

Geography

Yarraman is located 181 kilometres (112 mi) northwest of the state capital, Brisbane on the junction of the New England and D'Aguilar highways.^{[citation needed]}

Yarraman is set in a fertile valley and produces timber, grain and beef and dairy goods, which it exports to larger cities.^{[citation needed]}

Yarraman is surrounded by the various components of the fragmentary Bunya Mountains and Yarraman Important Bird Area which contains the largest remaining population of the vulnerable black-breasted button-quail.^[5]

In the far west the Meandu Mine extracts coal for the nearby power station.^{[citation needed]}

History

The name Yarraman means horse in the Port Jackson Pidgin English spread by Aboriginal stockmen in eastern Australia. It might derive from word yira or yera meaning large teeth.^[2]

The creek at Yarraman was used in the 1870s as a place for local graziers and stockmen to meet and trade cattle. The township was established in the late 1870s.^[6]

 

Yarraman Creek Grade 1 pupils with teacher, 1930

Yarraman Creek Provisional School opened on 17 July 1901 with 10 students, some miles east of the current school site. On 1 January 1909, it became Yarraman Creek State School. On 31 August 1914, a new school site was established with a new school building. In 1935, it was renamed Yarraman State School. In 1963, the school expanded to include a secondary department with an initial enrolment of 47 students. In 1980, a pre-school was added.^[7][8]

As there were many large hoop pine forests in the area, a timber mill was established in 1910.^[6]

The town was connected to Brisbane and Ipswich by the Brisbane Valley Railway Line in 1913.^[6] The Brisbane Valley Railway Line was closed in 1988.^[9]

 

Opening of the Country Women's Association Hall, Yarraman, 1928

The Queensland Country Women's Association established a branch at Yarraman in 1923.^[10] After raising funds a new QCWA Hall was opened in 1928.^[11] After both Blackbutt and Yarraman branches had been closed for a number of years, the Blackbutt and Yarraman QCWA branch was formed after their first meeting in 2014. The Yarraman QCWA building had already been removed and sold.^[12]

Rocky Hill Provisional School opened on 30 October 1924. A new school building was erected and in October 1929 it became Rocky Hill State School.^[13] It closed in 1963.^[8][14] The building was relocated to Yarraman in the 1960s and has been used for various community purposes. In 2016 it was relocated to the Yarraman Heritage House where it will be restored as classrooms with school displays.^[15]

During World War II, Yarraman was the location of RAAF No.21 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 29 August 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for the RAAF and the US Army Air Forces at a total cost of £900,000 ($1,800,000).^[16]

The Sacred Heart Convent was completed in 1945. The Sisters of Mercy opened a boarding school for boys in 1946. It closed in 1966. The building is now used as the Yarraman Heritage House.^[17]

The Yarraman Library opened in 1982 and had a major refurbishment in 2016.^[18] it is now operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.^[19]

Between 2002 and 2018, the former Brisbane Valley railway line was redeveloped as the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, the longest rail trail in Australia at 161 kilometres (100 mi).^[20]

Demographics

Based on data gathered through the census, Yarraman's population has grown as shown below.

Year	Number of people	Census data link
2001 census	897	^[21]
2006 census	945	^[22]
2011 census	1,230	^[23]
2016 census	1,064	^[24]
2021 census	1,127	^[4]

Education

Yarraman State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-9) school for boys and girls at 17 John Street (26°50′29″S 151°58′36″E / 26.8415°S 151.9767°E / -26.8415; 151.9767 (Yarraman State School)).^[25][26] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 163 students with 15 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).^[27] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 187 students.^[28]

The nearest secondary school providing Years 10 to 12 education is Nanango State High School in Nanango to the north.^[29]

Amenities

The Yarraman Library and Post Office are located on the corner of Toomey and Douglas Streets, and offer access to wireless internet.^[30][31] The Toowoomba Regional Council refurbished the library in 2016 including new furnishings, paint, and an accessible parking space and toilet.^[32]

The Yarraman Memorial Pool is located in Margaret Street, on the New England Highway.^[33]

The Blackbutt Yarraman branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 65 Coulson Street in Blackbutt.^[34]

Yarraman has a community radio station Wild Horse FM 99.7.^[35]

Yarraman has three churches: St Philip's Anglican Church, Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Church, and Calvary Lutheran church.

Attractions

Yarraman is the northernmost destination of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail for walking, cycling and horse riding.^[36] The trail commences at Yarraman Station Park in McNeil Street (26°50′19″S 151°59′27″E / 26.83870°S 151.99094°E / -26.83870; 151.99094 (Brisbane Valley Rail Trail end point)).^[37][38][29]

References

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21. Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Yarraman (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2010.  
22. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yarraman (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
23. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Yarraman, QLD". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2014.  
24. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarraman (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
25. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yarraman, Queensland.

• . Yarraman Progress Association Inc. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019.
• "Yarraman". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• "Town map of Yarraman". Queensland Government. 1979.
• "Discover Yarraman". Yarraman Progress Association Inc.