Wolvi, Queensland

Wolvi is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Wolvi had a population of 467 people.[1]

Wolvi
Queensland
Wolvi
Coordinates26.1583°S 152.8347°E / -26.1583; 152.8347
Population467 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.541/km2 (16.940/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area71.4 km2 (27.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Wolvi:
Ross Creek Wilsons Pocket
Goomboorian		 Toolara Forest
Canina
Greens Creek
 Wolvi Toolara Forest
Cedar Pocket Beenaam Valley
Neusa Vale		 Coondoo

History

The locality name Wolvi is derived from the Aboriginal word (Kabi language, Dulingbara dialect), wolvai or wollai, meaning a young kangaroo almost weaned.[2]

In 1887, 8,360 acres (3,380 ha) of land were resumed from the Tagigan pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.[3]

Neusa Vale Provisional School opened on 14 August 1899. In 1906 it was renamed Wolvi Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Wolvi State School. (Note this is a different school to Neusavale State School.)[4]

Wolvi East Provisional School opened on 27 August 1912 as a half-time school in conjuction with Beenam Range Provisional School (meaning that a single teacher was shared between the two schools). About 1915 or 1916 it became a full-time provisional closed. In 1917 it was renamed Coondoo Provisional School. In 1933 it became Coondoo State School. It closed in 1968.[4]

In the 2016 census, Wolvi had a population of 467 people.[1]

Education

Wolvi State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 936 Kin Kin Road (26.1492°S 152.8176°E / -26.1492; 152.8176 (Wolvi State School)).[5][6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 2 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wolvi (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Wolvi - locality in Gympie Region (entry 46402)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Wolvi State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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