Upper Warrego Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 25°08′58″S 147°19′45″E / 25.1494°S 147.3291°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 38 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.00766/km2 (0.01983/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4477 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,963.5 km2 (1,916.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Murweh | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Division of Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Warrego is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Upper Warrego had a population of 38 people.[1]
The Landsborough Highway passes to the west.[3]
Upper Warrego has the following mountains:
The locality takes its name from the Warrego River, where Warrego is the Aboriginal name for the river, according to notes made on 11 September 1846 by Thomas Mitchell, the Surveyor-General of New South Wales.[2]
In the 2016 census, Upper Warrego had "no people or a very low population".[19]
In the 2021 census, Upper Warrego had a population of 38 people.[1]