Wyreema, Queensland

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Wyreema Queensland
Wyreema
Coordinates	27°39′00″S 151°52′00″E / 27.65000°S 151.86667°E / -27.65000; 151.86667Coordinates: 27°39′00″S 151°52′00″E / 27.65000°S 151.86667°E / -27.65000; 151.86667
Population	1,109 (2006)^[1]
Postcode(s)	4352
Location	147 km (91 mi) W of Brisbane 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Toowoomba
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal Division(s)	Groom

Wyreema is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Wyreema had a population of 1,109.^[1]

A suburban rail motor service from Toowoomba commenced in May, 1917, running to Wyreema, 10 miles away. It was extended to Cambooya and to Willowburn in 1918. They ceased around 1923.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Wyreema (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
↑ The Toowoomba Suburban Rail Motor Service Knowles, J.W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1992 pp170-171

v t e Darling Downs, Queensland

Cities:	Toowoomba Warwick

Townships:	Acland Allora Amiens Applethorpe Ballandean Bell Brigalow Bungunya Cambooya Cecil Plains Chinchilla Clifton Condamine Cooyar Crows Nest Dalby Dalveen Daymar Drillham Dulacca Goombungee Goondiwindi Gowrie Junction Greenmount Haden Hampton Highfields Inglewood Jandowae Jimbour Karara Kaimkillenbun Killarney Kingsthorpe Kogan Kulpi Leyburn Macalister Maclagan Maryvale Meandarra Meringandan Messines Miles Millmerran Moonie Nobby Oakey Passchendaele Peranga Pittsworth Pozieres Quinalow Stanthorpe Southbrook Talwood Texas Tara The Gums Thulimbah Toobeah Wallangarra Wandoan Warra Weengallon Wyberba Wyreema Yangan Yarraman Yelarbon

Local Government Areas:	Goondiwindi Region Southern Downs Region Toowoomba Region Western Downs Region

National Parks:	Bendidee Bunya Mountains Crows Nest Erringibba Girraween Main Range Mount Binga Southwood Sundown The Palms Wondul Range

Places of Interest:	Jimbour Canning Downs

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