Yenda, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 25°23′00″S 151°37′00″E / 25.3833°S 151.6166°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 349.6 km2 (135.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 16 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0458/km2 (0.119/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4625 | ||||||||||||
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Yenda is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Yenda had a population of 16 people.[2]
Geography
The Burnett River forms the south-western boundary of the locality.[4]
Mount Lawless is a mountain in the far south-east of the locality (25°31′24″S 151°39′21″E / 25.5232°S 151.6558°E) rising to 277 metres (909 ft) above sea level. It is close to, but not within, the locality of Mount Lawless to the south.[5][6][7]
History
The locality takes its name from a pastoral run taken up by Robert Wilkin. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning swamp.[3]
Yenda Provisional School opened on 8 June 1925 as a half-time school in conjunction with Mingo Crossing Provisional School (meaning they shared one teacher between them). Both schools closed circa December 1926 due to poor student numbers.[8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Yenda had a population of 23 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Yenda had a population of 16 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Yenda. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Perry State School in neighbouring Mount Perry to the north, Binjour Plateau State School in Binjour to the south-west, and Gayndah State School in Gayndah.[10]
The nearest government secondary school is Burnett State College, also in Gaynah. However, students in the north-east of Yenda may be too distant to attend this school; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[11]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yenda (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yenda (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Yenda – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45430)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Lawless – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 19059)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yenda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2025.