Bororen

Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[4]

Bororen
Queensland
Local store and post office agency on the Bruce Highway
Bororen is located in Queensland
Bororen
Bororen
Coordinates24.2444°S 151.4952°E / -24.2444; 151.4952 (Bororen (town centre))
Population399 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4678
Area330.9 km2 (127.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Bororen:
Iveragh Foreshores Rodds Bay
Boynedale Bororen Eurimbula
Boyne Valley Colosseum Miriam Vale
Mount Tom

Geography

The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town, and exits to the north (Foreshores).[5]

The North Coast railway line also enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town which is served by the Bororen railway station (24.2429°S 151.4967°E / -24.2429; 151.4967 (Bororen railway station)),[6] and exits to the north (Foreshores).[5]

Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (24.2166°S 151.4333°E / -24.2166; 151.4333 (Boondilla (neighbourhood))).[7]

History
Street scene in Bororen in the Gladstone district ca. 1930

The name Bororen means old man kangaroo.[8]

Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.[9]

Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.[10][11][8]

Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931.[12] It was on Bates Road (approx 24.2181°S 151.5305°E / -24.2181; 151.5305 (Turkey Road State School (former))).[13]

Bororen Anglican Church opened on 2 July 1931. It closed in 2015 and the building was later removed from the site. It was at 17 Dougall Street (24.244685°S 151.4964°E / -24.244685; 151.4964 (Bororen Catholic Church)).[14][15]

Bororen Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 21 October 1923.[16] It has been demolished.[17]

In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (24.243016°S 151.496029°E / -24.243016; 151.496029 (Bororen War Memorial)). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.[18]

In the 2011 census, Bororen had a population of 417 people.[19]

In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[4]

Education
Front office (original school building), Bororen State School, 2020

Bororen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Kent Street (24.2443°S 151.4919°E / -24.2443; 151.4919 (Bororen State School)).[20][21] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[23]

There are no secondary schools in Bororen. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Miriam Vale to the south-east and Tannum Sands State High School (to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bororen (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Bororen – town in Gladstone Region (entry 3898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "Bororen – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 49131)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bororen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. "Boondilla – locality unbounded in Gladstone Regional (entry 3751)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. "The History of Bororen State School". Bororen State School. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  11. "Agency ID 4996, Bororen State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. "County of Flinders" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  14. Blake, Thom. "Bororen Anglican Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  15. Spelitis, Helen (28 November 2015). "End of an era with Anglican church up for sale for $65,000". Gladstone Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  16. "Bororen Presbyterian Church". The Bundaberg Mail. Vol. 53, no. 8516. Queensland, Australia. 27 October 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. Blake, Thom. "Bororen Presbyterian Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  18. "Bororen War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bororen (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  20. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  21. "Bororen State School". Bororen State School. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  22. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  23. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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