Yugar, Queensland
Yugar is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Yugar had a population of 406 people.[3]
| Yugar Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Yugar Train Tunnel Memorial, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
  Yugar | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.3447°S 152.8694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 406 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4520 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pine Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dickson | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Yugar is in South East Queensland 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Brisbane.
History
The locality takes its name from the Yugar railway station, which in turn was named on 12 January 1917 by the Queensland Railways Department, using a Yuggera language (Yugarabul dialect) word yugai referring to a type of fern.[2]
Parker Provisional School opened on 15 August 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Parker State School. It closed 9 March 1945.[4] It was at 1826 Mount Samson Road (27.3354°S 152.8712°E).[5][6] The name Parker refers to the name of the parish.[7]
On Sunday 8 June 1913, Ernest Austin raped and murdered 11-year-old Ivy Alexandra Mitchell in bushland near the Parker State School.[8] He was executed by hanging at Boggo Road Gaol on Monday 22 September 1913.[9] He was the last person to be executed in Queensland.[10]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Yugar had a population of 395 people, 47.1% female and 52.9% male.[11] The median age of the Yugar population was 43 years, 6 years above the national median of 37. 77.2% of people living in Yugar were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 5.1%, Thailand 1%, Malawi 1%, Kenya 1%. 92.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.3% Mandarin.[11]
In the 2016 census, Yugar had a population of 385 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Yugar had a population of 406 people.[3]
Education
There are no schools in Yugar. The nearest government primary school is Samford State School in Samford Village to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Ferny Grove State High School in Ferny Grove to the south-east.[6]
Attractions
The Yugar Train Tunnel Memorial marks the location of the railway tunnel on the former Dayboro railway line, which closed in 1955. The tunnel still exists and is used by the University of Queensland to research the rare bent-wing bat colony that lives within it. Public access to the tunnel is not permitted. The memorial is at the southern corner of McDowalls Road and Mount Sampson Road (27.34528°S 152.87410°E).[13][14][15]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yugar (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Yugar – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45480)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yugar (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 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
- "Queensland Twenty Chain series sheet 2553" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- "Parker – parish in the Moreton Bay Region (entry 26080)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Tragedy at Samford". The Telegraph. No. 12, 653. Queensland, Australia. 9 June 1913. p. 7 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "THE SAMFORD MURDER. AUSTIN EXECUTED". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 377. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1913. p. 8. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "100th Anniversary of the last Queensland hanging in Boggo Road Gaol". Queensland Police Museum. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Yugar (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yugar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Yugar Railway Tunnel Memorial". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- "Cycling Brisbane North | Ferny Grove to Samford". Visit Moreton Bay Region. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- "Yugar Tunnel - Yugar, QLD, Australia - Abandoned Train Tunnels on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
