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| Rewan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Rewan station buildings and garden, 1910 | |||||||||||||||
  Rewan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°58′03″S148°23′08″E / 24.9675°S 148.3855°E /-24.9675; 148.3855 (Rewan (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 49 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.02369/km2 (0.0614/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,068.5 km2 (798.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Rewan is a rurallocality in theCentral Highlands Region,Queensland, Australia.[2] In the2021 census, Rewan had a population of 49 people.[1]
TheCarnarvon Highway enters the locality from the north (Consuelo), then runs south through the locality, exiting to the south (Carnarvon Park).[3][4]
The terrain is mountainous with many named peaks (from north to south):
Nuga Nuga National Park is in the east of the locality. One part of Serocold State Forest is in the north of the locality while two other parts are in the south of the locality, along with Bandana State Forest.[4] Apart from these protected areas, the land use isgrazing on native vegetation.[4]
All 19 people aboard aDakota C-47 aircraft were killed when itcrashed at Rewan on 16 November 1943 duringWorld War II.[16] Those killed consisted of 14 military personnel from theAustralian Army and theRoyal Australian Air Force along with five personnel from theUnited States Army Air Corp.[16] A memorial was erected near the crash site in 2004.[16]
In the2016 census, Rewan had a population of 22 people.[17]
In the2021 census, Rewan had a population of 49 people.[1]
Heritage-listed sites in Rewan include:
There are no schools in Rewan. The nearest government primary school is Rolleston State School inRolleston to the north, but it would only be accessible for a daily commute from the north of Rewan. There are no nearby secondary schools. The other options aredistance education and boarding school.[19]
