Wooroonden

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Wooroonden
Queensland
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Wooroonden State School building, 2011
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Wooroonden
Coordinates 26°06′47″S151°45′35″E / 26.1130°S 151.7597°E / -26.1130; 151.7597 (Wooroonden (centre of locality))
Population54 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.806/km2 (4.68/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4605
Area29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) South Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Wooroonden:
Stonelands Glenrock Glenrock
Stonelands Wooroonden Glenrock
Marshlands Silverleaf Cloyna

Wooroonden is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Wooroonden had a population of 54 people. [1]

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History

Wooroon State School opened on 14 October 1918. In 1919, the spelling was changed to Woroon State School. In 1925, it was renamed Woroonden State School. It closed in 1963. [3] [4] It was on the north-western corner of Webbers Bridge Road and Bradleys Road ( 26°07′09″S151°45′25″E / 26.11912°S 151.75704°E / -26.11912; 151.75704 (Woroonden State School (former)) ). [5] [6] [7] As at 2011, the school building was still extant and the site has been renamed Hughie Campbell Memorial Park. [8]

The district was originally known as Woroonden but on advice from the Murgon Shire Council on 24 January 2002, the locality name spelling was officially made Wooroonden. [2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wooroonden had a population of 59 people, 36% female and 64% male. [9] The median age of the population was 40 years, 2 years above the national median of 38. [9]

In the 2021 census, Wooroonden had a population of 54 people, 37% female and 63% male. [1] The median age of the population was 45 years, 7 years above the national median of 38. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Wooroonden. The nearest government primary school is Cloyna State School in neighbouring Cloyna to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) in Proston to the south-west and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary school in Murgon. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wooroonden (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Wooroonden – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46284)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Agency ID 6231, Wooroonden State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  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. ↑ "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "County of Fitzroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Dshurdle. "Wooroonden State School 2011". Wikimedia Commons . Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  9. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wooroonden (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  10. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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