Woongarra, Queensland

Woongarra is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Woongarra had a population of 547 people.[1]

Woongarra
Queensland
Woongarra is located in Queensland
Woongarra
Woongarra
Coordinates24.8944°S 152.4133°E / -24.8944; 152.4133
Population547 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density14.47/km2 (37.48/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area37.8 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Woongarra:
Ashfield Windermere Innes Park
Avenell Heights Woongarra Elliott Heads
Thabeban Alloway Calavos

History

The name Woongarra is an Aboriginal word meaning the brigalow tree.[2]

Woongarra State School was originally located on Wallace's Road and Lovers Walk Road when it opened on 13 August 1879.[3] It moved to its present location on Elliott Heads Road in 1901.[4]

A Primitive Methodist Church opened circa August 1878. It was a timber church about 40 by 80 feet (12 by 24 m).[5]

St John's Anglican church was dedicated on 14 October 1883. It held its last service on 29 October 1967 because of a declining population.[6]

Education

Woongarra State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 468 Elliott Heads Road (24.8789°S 152.4056°E / -24.8789; 152.4056 (Woongarra State School)).[7][8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 459 students with 36 teachers (31 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).[9] A special education program is available at the school.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woongarra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Woongarra – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 48366)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. "Woongarra State School". Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. "Country News in Brief". The Queenslander. Vol. XIV, no. 158. Queensland, Australia. 24 August 1878. p. 648. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Woongarra State School". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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