| Yowah Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Yowah landscape, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
  Yowah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°58′05″S 144°38′10″E / 27.9681°S 144.6361°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 126 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.04331/km2 (0.1122/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4490 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,909.5 km2 (1,123.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Paroo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Yowah is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Yowah had a population of 126 people.[1]
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.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Yowah – town in Shire of Paroo (entry 38762)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Yowah – locality in Shire of Paroo (entry 42664)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.