Lower Wonga

Lower Wonga
Lower Wonga; Queensland
	Lower Wonga
Coordinates	26°06′19″S152°28′17″E / 26.1052°S 152.4713°E Coordinates: 26°06′19″S152°28′17″E / 26.1052°S 152.4713°E
Population	344 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	97.5 km2 (37.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	31 km (19 mi) WNW of Gympie ; 201 km (125 mi) N of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
	Suburbs around Lower Wonga:

Last updated February 26, 2021

Lower Wonga is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census Lower Wonga had a population of 344 people.^[1]

Geography

The locality is predominantly flat cleared freehold land (80–100 metres above sea level) used for grazing, apart from an unnamed peak of 450 metres in the far south-west of the locality. Widgee Creek (a tributary of the Mary River) meanders from south to north through the east part of the locality.^[3]

The Wide Bay Highway passes from east to west through the northern part of the locality.^[3]

History

Wonga State School opened on 27 January 1914 and was renamed Wonga Lower State School in 1918. The school closed in 1968.^[4] The school building was relocated to Queen's Park in Gympie where it was used for Scout Cubs.^[5]

In the 2011 census, Lower Wonga had a population of 498 people.^[6]

In the 2016 census Lower Wonga had a population of 344 people.^[1]

In April 2017, a company SolarQ announced plans to build the Lower Wonga Solar Farm, a photovoltaic power station. If the project achieves its final configuration of 3 million solar panels capable of powering about 315,000 homes, it would become Australia's largest solar power station.^[7]

Education

There are no schools in Lower Wonga. The nearest primary schools are Woolooga State School in neighbouring Woolooga to the west, Widgee State School in neighbouring Widgee to the south, and Chatsworth State School in Chatsworth to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Kilkivan State School (to Year 12) in Kilkivan to the west and James Nash State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the east.^[3]

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Wonga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Lower Wonga – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46355)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 February 2021.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "Fascinating Find: Lower Wonga School" (PDF). Gympie Gold Mining & Historical Museum. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lower Wonga (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
↑ Atkinson, Bruce (19 April 2017). "Queensland company lodges plan to build Australia's biggest solar farm near Gympie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Wonga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Lower Wonga – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46355)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 February 2021.

[4] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[5] "Fascinating Find: Lower Wonga School" (PDF). Gympie Gold Mining & Historical Museum. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[ABS2011-6] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lower Wonga (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

[7] Atkinson, Bruce (19 April 2017). "Queensland company lodges plan to build Australia's biggest solar farm near Gympie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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