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Yowah Queensland
Yowah
Coordinates	27°58′05″S 144°38′10″E / 27.9681°S 144.6361°E / -27.9681; 144.6361
Population	141 (2016 census)
• Density	0.04846/km (0.1255/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4490
Area	2,909.5 km (1,123.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	938 km (583 mi) W of Brisbane 813 km (505 mi) W of Toowoomba 132 km (82 mi) W of Cunnamulla
LGA(s)	Shire of Paroo
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Localities around Yowah: Quilpie Quilpie Humeburn Thargomindah Yowah Eulo Thargomindah Thargomindah Eulo

Yowah is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Yowah had a population of 141 people.

The town is known for its opal mining and numerous opal fields that lie around the town as well as the "Yowah Nut" a local type of opal distinctive to the region.

Geography

Yowah is in western Queensland, 938 kilometres (583 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane and 132 kilometres (82 mi) west of Cunnamulla.

Access to Yowah is via a bitumen road.

History

The area was first leased in 1883 to prospective settlers and opal mining has been the central operation within the district since the first opal fields were discovered. In the 2006 census Yowah had a population of 142.

In August of 2014 the town committee built two artesian spa.

Yowah State School opened on 22 January 1998. It was one of the smallest state primary schools in Queensland; in 2012 there were three students. The school closed in 2017 due to a lack of students.

Attractions

Yowah has a Rural Transaction Centre which accommodates a tourist information centre, a public library, cafe, internet and tourist information. There is also a caravan park and general store which sells groceries and fuel and an ATM. There is also a free camping area, with amenities. There is a free fossicking area (fossicking licence available at the general store). Opal settings, custom jewellery as well as workshops are available at RABKA Gold and Silversmiths in Matrix Drive.

There is a heritage trail in which to explore the surrounding localities.

Artesian spa's is a community run facility which offers two geothermally heated baths at 57°C (134.6°F). The Great Artesian Basin sources the spa's and the only communal source of drinking water.

Events

Yowah opal festival is a regular festival to promote and celebrate opal mining in the area.

Facilities

Paroo Shire Council operates the Yowah Library, Yowah Rural Transaction centre, Harlequin Drive, Yowah, via Cunnamulla.

There is a public hall and flying doctor rooms with the Doctors attending every Friday. Craft group, indoor bowls and meals /Bar two nights a week.

The town is serviced by the State Emergency Service and the Rural Fire Service. There are two airfield runways which are lit at night.

There are no pumping or storage facilities in the town and the town relies on natural artesian pressure to supply the town. Surplus artesian water discharges into a bore drain. There are no standby facilities for Yowah and if the bore fails there would be a need to transport water from one of the other water supplies in the town for the duration of the problem. This has been chemically deemed as safe.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yowah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Yowah – town in Shire of Paroo (entry 38762)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. "Yowah – locality in Shire of Paroo (entry 42664)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yowah (Paroo Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
5. "Artesian Waters Caravan Park Bore Baths - Issuu". web.archive.org. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
7. "Yowah State School". Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
8. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
9. "Yowah". Paroo Council. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
10. "Opal Nut Festival". Cunnamulla Tourism Info. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
11. "Yowah Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
12. DRINKING WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN. Paroo: Paroo Shire Council. 2018. p. 46. {{cite book}}: line feed character in |title= at position 23 (help)

External links

• Paroo Shire Council - Official website
• Queensland Places – Queensland Places
• Paroo Shire Information – Paroo Shire Information

• Towns in Queensland
• Mining towns in Queensland
• Shire of Paroo
• Localities in Queensland