Woongarra
Queensland
Woongarra is located in Queensland
Woongarra
Woongarra
Coordinates24°53′40″S 152°24′48″E / 24.8944°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

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

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°52′44″S 152°24′20″E / 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. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woongarra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "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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