Maroondan, Queensland

Maroondan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Maroondan had a population of 346 people.[1]

Maroondan
Queensland
Maroondan is located in Queensland
Maroondan
Maroondan
Coordinates24.9650°S 152.0191°E / -24.9650; 152.0191 (Maroondan (centre of locality))
Population346 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density17.21/km2 (44.58/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4671
Area20.1 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Maroondan:
Damascus Bullyard Bullyard
Gin Gin Maroondan Bullyard
McIlwraith McIlwraith Delan

History

The locality takes its name from the Maroondan railway station. Maroondah is an Aboriginal word in the Waka language meaning sand goanna.[2]

The first Maroondan State School opened on 1909 and was renamed Uping State School circa 1927. It closed circa 1934.[3]

The second Maroondan State School opened on 25 August 1927. This school may have been originally known as Maroondah Station State School.[3]

In the 2016 census Maroondan had a population of 346 people.[1]

Education

Maroondan State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 31 Duke Stehbens Road (24.9684°S 152.0143°E / -24.9684; 152.0143 (Maroondan State School)).[4][5] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 41 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[6]

There is no secondary school in Maroondah. The nearest secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in neighbouring Gin Gin to the west.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maroondan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Maroondan – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44740)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. "Maroondan State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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