Yengarie, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yengarie Queensland
Yengarie Sugar Refinery ruins, 2002
Yengarie Location in Queensland
Population	615 (2021 census)
• Density	22.61/km2 (58.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4650
Area	27.2 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Maryborough
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Yengarie: Dunmora Oakhurst Tinana Dunmora Yengarie Tinana Yerra Grahams Creek Tinana

Yengarie is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Yengarie had a population of 615 people.

History

Yengarie School opened on 30 March 1868 as a non-vested school (funded by the Queensland Government but not operated by the government). On 14 July 1873, it became Yenagarie State School (operated by the government). In 1873, it had 89 students and a new school building was being constructed to replace the old building described as "dilapidated and overcrowded". It closed in 1963. It was at 340 Old Mill Road (25°33′19″S 152°37′00″E / 25.55534°S 152.61673°E / -25.55534; 152.61673 (Yengarie State School (former))).

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Yengarie had a population of 460 people.

In the 2021 census, Yengarie had a population of 615 people.

Heritage listings

Yengarie has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Central Sugar Mill Ruins, Old Mill Road
• Yengarie Sugar Refinery Ruins, Old Mill Road