Widgee

Widgee is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.

Widgee is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Widgee had a population of 794 people.

The name is believed to have originated from the Aboriginal words Witchee Witchee meaningor hark.In 1887, 43,000 acres (17,000 ha) of land were resumed from the Widgee Widgee pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.Widgee Provisional School opened on 11 July 1892. It became Widgee State School on 1 January 1909.On 10 August 1912 at the Lands Office at Gympie, the Queensland Government offered for selection 48 agricultural lots in theWidgee Repurchased Estate. The lots ranged in size from 160 to 758 acres (65 to 307 ha), in total 20,266 acres (8,201 ha). 17 blocks were situated around Waroonga Creekto the north-west of Widgee Mountain (26.2428°S 152.3731°E? / -26.2428; 152.3731? (Widgee Mountain)) while 31 blocks were situated to south around Widgee Creek and Little Widgee Creek. The blocks were described as suitable for dairying and general farming with an average annual rainfall of 40 inches (1,000 mm).At the 2011 census, Widgee had a population of 788.