Wills, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 23°02′15″S 140°01′08″E / 23.0376°S 140.0189°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 7,256.0 km2 (2,801.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 31 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00427/km2 (0.01107/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4829 | ||||||||||||
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Wills is an outback locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wills had a population of 31 people.[1]
Geography
Wills is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basin,[3] and most will dry up before their water reaches Lake Eyre.[4]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
The locality of Boulia is an "island" within Wills,[3] which is contrary to the locality boundary principles of the Queensland Government.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Wills had a population of 14 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Wills had a population of 31 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Wills. The nearest government primary school is Boulia State School in Boulia, but some parts of Wills are distant for a daily commute The nearest government secondary schools are in Winton and Mount Isa which are both too far for a daily commute. The Spinifex State College in Mount Isa offers boarding facilities.[7] The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wills (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Wills – locality in Shire of Boulia (entry 42349)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ FitzSimons, Trish (2010). "Channel Country". Queensland Historical Atlas. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "How places are named: Defining boundaries and extent: Locality boundaries". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wills (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Residential Campus" (PDF). Spinifex State College. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 October 2025.