bypassed by the new Matilda Highway during the 1980s. Some new businesses have slowly encroached back onto the highway frontage. Augathella and the surrounding district suffered extensive flood damage in 1990 when the Warrego River burst its banks and flooded the town. The Augathella Library opened in 2000. At the , Augathella had a population of 395.Since 2011 the entrance the town has been marked by 4.5m steel and copper giant sculpture of a meat ant - in a reference to its former junior football team, named the "Mighty Meat Ants". In the , Augathella had a population of 449 people. Heritage listings There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Augathella, including: Within the town: Annie Street: Catholic Church Annie Street: Catholic School Cavanagh Street: Hospital Cavanagh Street: Queensland Country Women's Association Elmes Street: Rodeo Grounds Forest Street: Augathella Water Tower Jane Street (corner of Cavanagh Street): Kenniff Tree Main Street: Arts and Craft Centre (former Helton's Building) Main Street: Butcher shop Main Street: Police station Main Street: Post office Main Street: Town hall Main Street: War Memorial Hill Main & Annie Streets: Ellangowan Hotel 61 Main Street: St Luke's Anglican Church Nelson Street: Old Water Tower off Russell Street: Cemetery off West Street: Augathella Race Course Within the locality: Carnarvon Station: Fig Tree Spring Stockyards Dooloogarah Carnarvon National Park Road: Ralph's Bore & Upper Warrego Police Barracks site Mount Tabor: Dingo Fence Section Education Augathella State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Cavanagh Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 4 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). Augathella State School is part of Education Queensland's Charleville Cluster and is supported by the Darling Downs South West regional team which is based in Toowoomba. There is no secondary school in Augathella. School Bus Route S279 conveys students from Year 7 to Year 12 into Charleville to attend Charleville State High School. Amenities The Murweh Shire Council operates the Augathella Library on Main Street, Augathella. The Augathella Library has a high-speed Internet Connection (powered by the National Broadband Network) The Augathella branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 101 Cavanagh Street. St Luke's Anglican Church is at 61 Main Street () and holds services on the 2nd Sunday of each month. There is a growing arts centre in the town, public