Wigton, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 25°58′24″S 151°35′04″E / 25.9733°S 151.5844°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 391.3 km2 (151.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 5 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0128/km2 (0.033/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4612 | ||||||||||||
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Wigton is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Wigton had a population of 5 people.[2]
Geography
Wigton Road enters the locality from the north (Aranbanga) and becomes Gaydnah Hivesville Road. It continues south through the locality and exits to the south-east (Abbeywood).[4]
Wigton State Forest is in the south-west of the locality and Woroon State Forest 2 is in the south-east of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Wigton had a population of 4 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Wigton had a population of 5 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Wigton. The nearest government primary schools are Proston State School in Proston to the south, Gayndah State School in Gayndah to the north, and Cloyna State School in Cloyna to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah. However, Gayndah may be too distant for students in the south-west of the locality to attend; the alternatives are distance educaiton and boarding school.<ref name="globeschools/">
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wigton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wigton (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Wigton – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49217)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wigton (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.