Windermere, Queensland

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Windermere
Queensland
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Windermere macadamia plantation, 2012
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Windermere
Coordinates 24°51′37″S152°26′02″E / 24.8602°S 152.4338°E / -24.8602; 152.4338 (Windermere (centre of locality))
Population188 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density15.67/km2 (40.58/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4670
Area12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal division(s) Hinkler
Suburbs around Windermere:
Qunaba Qunaba Bargara
Kalkie
Rubyanna
Ashfield 		Windermere Innes Park
Woongarra Woongarra Woongarra

Windermere is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Windermere had a population of 188 people. [1]

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Geography

Pemberton is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality ( 24°52′00″S152°27′00″E / 24.8666°S 152.45°E / -24.8666; 152.45 (Pemberton) ). [3]

History

Windermere Mill with the Hummock in the background, 1907 StateLibQld 2 395625 Windermere Mill with the Hummock in the background, 1907.jpg
Windermere Mill with the Hummock in the background, 1907

Barolin Provisional School opened in 1884. On 1 November 1886, it became Barolin State School. It closed in 1974. [4] It was at 14 School Lane ( 24°52′02″S152°26′48″E / 24.8672°S 152.4467°E / -24.8672; 152.4467 (Barolin State School) ) on the north-west corner of its intersection with Elliott Heads Road. [5] [6] [7] [8]

In 1995, the Coral Coast Christian Church congregation was established from the Bundaberg Baptist Church. In 2000 the church building was erected. [9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Windermere had a population of 184 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Windermere had a population of 188 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Windermere has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Windermere. The nearest government primary schools are Woongarra State School in neighbouring Woongarra to the south-west, Kalkie State School in neighbouring Kalkie to the north-west, and Bargara State School in Mon Repos to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Kepnock State High School in Kepnock to the south-west. [12]

Amenities

Coral Coast Christian Church is at 596 Windermere Road ( 24°50′57″S152°27′42″E / 24.8491°S 152.4617°E / -24.8491; 152.4617 (Coral Coast Christian Church) ). [13] [9]

Facilities

Innes Park SES Facility is in School Lane ( 24°52′02″S152°26′47″E / 24.8673°S 152.4463°E / -24.8673; 152.4463 (Innes Park SES Facility) ). [14] [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Windermere (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Windermere – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44811)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pemberton – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 39312)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  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. ↑ "Barolin State School and Shelter" (PDF). Bundaberg Local Heritage Register. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. 1 2 "CCCC". Coral Coast Christian Church. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Windermere (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ "Sunnyside Sugar Plantation (former) Remains (entry 601700)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Coral Coast Christian Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Innes Park SES Facility". Google Street View . January 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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