Walkervale, Queensland

Walkervale Bundaberg,  Queensland
Walkervale
Coordinates	24°52′59″S152°21′29″E / 24.8830°S 152.3580°E / -24.8830; 152.3580 (Walkervale (centre of suburb))
Population	2,981 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1,750/km2 (4,540/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4670
Area	1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	1.6 km (1 mi) S of Bundaberg CBD 372 km (231 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)	Bundaberg
Federal division(s)	Hinkler
Suburbs around Walkervale: Bundaberg West Bundaberg South Bundaberg South Norville Walkervale Kepnock Norville Avenell Heights Avenell Heights

Walkervale is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Walkervale had a population of 2,981 people. ^[1]

Geography

The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the suburb; there is no railway station in the suburb. ^[3]

History

In 1946, land was purchased at 139 Barolin Street ( 24°53′06″S152°21′21″E / 24.8851°S 152.3558°E / -24.8851; 152.3558 (28 July 2020) ) to build a Catholic church and school. St Mary's Catholic Church was blessed and opened on 9 December 1951 by Bishop Andrew Tynan. On Tuesday 11 February 2020, the church was destroyed by a fire, believed to be arson. ^{[4] [5]}

South Bundaberg Methodist Church was at 32 Alice Street ( 24°52′58″S152°21′33″E / 24.882769°S 152.3591°E / -24.882769; 152.3591 (Walkervale Methodist Church) ). Designed by Cook & Kerrison, the timber church was built in 1949. ^[6] Following the amalgamation of Methodist Church into the Uniting Church of Australia in 1977, it ceased to be a Methodist/Uniting church and became Bundaberg Presbyterian Church. ^{[7] [8]}

Walkervale State School opened on 24 January 1955. ^[9] A swimming pool was built in 1961. ^[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Walkervale had a population of 2,987 people. ^[11]

In the 2021 census, Walkervale had a population of 2,981 people. ^[1]

Education

Walkervale State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 46a Hurst Street ( 24°53′06″S152°21′35″E / 24.8851°S 152.3596°E / -24.8851; 152.3596 (Walkervale State School) ). ^{[12] [13]} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 437 students with 37 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). ^[14] It includes a special education program. ^{[12] [15]}

There are no secondary schools in Walkervale; the nearest secondary schools are Bundaberg State High School in neighbouring Bundaberg South to the north and Kepnock State High school in neighbouring Kepnock to the east. ^[3]

Amenities

Bundaberg Presbyterian Church is at 32 Alice Street ( 24°52′58″S152°21′33″E / 24.882769°S 152.3591°E / -24.882769; 152.3591 (Bundaberg Presbyterian Church) ). ^{[16] [8]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walkervale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Walkervale – suburb in Bundaberg Region (entry 44804)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 November 2019.
4. "Walkervale Catholic church razed in ferocious blaze just short of 70th anniversary". ABC News . 11 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
5. "History". Catholic Parish of Bundaberg. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
6. "THE CHURCHES". The Courier-mail . No. 3812. Queensland, Australia. 12 February 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 24 August 2023– via National Library of Australia.
7. Blake, Thom. "Walkervale Methodist Church". Queensland Religious Places. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
8. Blake, Thom. "Bundaberg Presbyterian Church". Queensland Religious Places. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
10. "Our school". Walkervale State School. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walkervale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
12. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. "Walkervale State School". Walkervale State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
14. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
15. "Walkervale SS - Special Education Program" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
16. "Bundaberg Presbyterian Church - Home". bundabergpresbyterian.org.au. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

External links

• V iew of St Mary's Catholic Church before the fire of February 2020