23-679: Yungaburra is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Yungaburra had a population of 1,272 people. Yungaburra is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland . The landscape around Yungaburra has been shaped by millennia of volcanic activity. The most recent eruptions were approximately 10,000 years ago. Notable geological features nearby include: Prior to European settlement,
46-718: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
69-409: Is just out of Yungaburra, is a giant rainforest fig tree with roots hanging down, giving it the appearance of curtains. There is a short boardwalk around the tree. Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham are crater lakes , formed from volcanoes . Lake Eacham is popular for swimming and Lake Barrine has a teahouse and gift shop as well as cruises around the lake however is unsuitable for swimming due to
92-540: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Yungaburra Folk Festival The Tablelands Folk Festival , the sometime 'Yungaburra Folk Festival', is a music festival held in the village of Yungaburra , in north Queensland , Australia . The first ever "Festival of
115-552: Is surrounded by World Heritage rainforests, lakes, waterfalls and Queensland's tallest mountain, Mount Bartle Frere . From 2010, the festival will be called: Tablelands Folk Festival. This development means the festival celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2010 with the first Folk Festival held on the Tablelands in 1981 at Herberton . The Festival was called the Tablelands Folk Festival (TFF) for 21 years,
138-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
161-468: Is visible. In the 2006 census , the town of Yungaburra had a population of 932 people. In the 2011 census , the locality of Yungaburra had a population of 1,116 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Yungaburra had a population of 1,239 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Yungaburra had a population of 1,272 people. Yungaburra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Yungaburra's economy today revolves around tourism, and
184-885: The Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall on the corner of Cedar Street and the Gillies Highway . Our Lady of Consolation and St Patrick's Catholic Church is at 3 Mulgrave Road. It is within the Atherton Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns . Yungaburra State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 4 Maple Street ( 17°16′22″S 145°35′09″E / 17.2729°S 145.5857°E / -17.2729; 145.5857 ( Yungaburra State School ) ). In 2017,
207-886: The Tableland ", was held in Herberton on 8 May and 9 May 1981. It then moved to Yungaburra in 1982, where it has been held ever since. Various individuals and groups – including locals, the Cairns Folk Club and the Townsville Folk Club – ran the Festival for the next 11 years. Since 1994, the Festival has been organised by a committee of North Queenslanders. The festival celebrates world-wide folk traditions through music, storytelling, circus, dance, and crafts, and features musicians, dancers, circus and fire artists, comedians and festival performers. Yungaburra
230-840: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
253-657: The Atherton Tableland region was damaged by Cyclone Larry , rated as Category 4 cyclone on the Australian scale . Of the 19 heritage listed sites in Yungaburra, only the roofs of the community hall, police station and one of the bush cottages were badly damaged, as were the front of the Yungaburra Butchery and Gem Gallery sign. The town was restored very quickly; little evidence of the cyclone
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#1732782399413276-514: The area around Yungaburra was inhabited by about sixteen different indigenous groups, among them the Ngatjan , with the custodians being Yidinji people and neighbouring Ngajanji people. The Queensland police and native troops carried out extensive massacres in the area to rid it of blacks. In one incident in 1884, at Skull Pocket just north of the town, a group of Yidinji were surrounded at night, and at dawn mowed down after they fled on hearing
299-463: The cruise boats. Both lakes have walking tracks around them. Lake Barrine's track is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and Lake Eacham's is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi). Notable people from or who have lived in Yungaburra include: Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
322-530: The end of October, Yungaburra holds the two-day Yungaburra Folk Festival , featuring concerts from Australian (and sometimes international) folk musicians . Yungaburra is also the site of the war memorial to soldiers lost, opened 22 June 2013. There is a network of walking tracks around the town including Peterson's Creek. Yungaburra has a library at Maud Kehoe Park operated by the Tablelands Regional Council. The Yungaburra branch of
345-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
368-400: The first shot. The children were brained or stabbed to death by native troopers. In the early 1880s, the area around Allumbah Pocket was used as an overnight stop for miners travelling west from the coast. In 1886 the land was surveyed, and in 1891 settlers moved in. Allumbah State School opened on 7 June 1909. In 1911 it was renamed Yungaburra State School. In 1910, the railway arrived and
391-687: The name was then changed to Yungaburra Folk Festival (YFF) for 8 years. The membership voted to return to the former name in February 2010. The members of TFF Assn. Inc. have always been the organising team behind the Yungaburra Folk Festival. The TFF Members' post-festival analysis and plenary session of November 2007 led to an awareness of the need to plan for the longer term, within the TFF Objects and Mission Statement. This development allows for future events at locations around
414-662: The north of Yungaburra) began lobbying for a school, claiming there were 42 children in the district. Kulara State School opened on 17 June 1912. It closed on 1 September 1958, when the Tinaroo Dam began to fill, inundating the town. However, being on higher ground, the school building was not flooded and became a private residence at 85 Backshall Road (now in Barrine , 17°14′39″S 145°34′59″E / 17.24420°S 145.58306°E / -17.24420; 145.58306 ( Kulara State School (former) ) ). In 2006,
437-649: The railway station was named Yungaburra by the Queensland Railways Department . The town was then renamed Yungaburra, to avoid confusion with another town called Allumbah. The name Yungaburra comes from the local Yidiny word janggaburru, denoting the Queensland silver ash (Flindersia bourjotiana) . By 1911, indigenous numbers had fallen to 20% of the pre-settlement population due to disease, conflict with settlers and loss of habitat. In January 1911, residents of Kulara (a small town to
460-478: The school had an enrolment of 213 students with 18 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 224 students with 20 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Yungaburra. The nearest government secondary schools are Atherton State High School in Atherton to
483-504: The town contains a primary school, post office, library/ telecentre and a range of businesses and services for the use of residents and visitors. Other facilities include a tennis court and a bowling club. The town has 18 Heritage Listed buildings, and is the largest National Trust village in Queensland. The Yungaburra Markets, held on the fourth Saturday of each month, are one of the largest in Far North Queensland , and each year around
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#1732782399413506-475: The tracks are relatively easy and short enough for anyone to do. The site is dedicated to Geoff Tracy, a local renowned environmentalist who died in 2004. Yungaburra has access to the southern arm of Lake Tinaroo which is popular for fishing, canoeing, sailing, swimming, water-skiing and camping. The other main places to get to Tinaroo are Kairi and the township of Tinaroo . The Curtain Fig Tree , which
529-491: The west and Malanda State High School in Malanda to the south. Allumbah Pocket is a picnic area on Peterson's Creek which runs past Yungaburra. It is the centre for a series of walking tracks along the creek. Tracks lead to Frawley's Pool, a popular swimming hole and picnic area, then further to Yungaburra's historical train bridge. In the opposite direction there is a track to the platypus viewing deck. Aside from this all of
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