| Type: | town |
| Bororen | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -24.2444°N 151.4952°W |
| Pop: | 399 |
| Postcode: | 4678 |
| Area: | 330.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 13.3 |
| Dir1: | NNW |
| Location1: | Miriam Vale |
| Dist2: | 37.2 |
| Dir2: | S |
| Location2: | Tannum Sands |
| Dist3: | 55.0 |
| Dir3: | SSE |
| Location3: | Gladstone CBD |
| Dist4: | 485 |
| Dir4: | NNW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Gladstone Region |
| Stategov: | Burnett |
| Fedgov: | Flynn |
| Near-N: | Foreshores |
| Near-Ne: | Rodds Bay |
| Near-E: | Eurimbula |
| Near-Se: | Miriam Vale Mount Tom |
| Near-S: | Colosseum |
| Near-Sw: | Boyne Valley |
| Near-W: | Boynedale |
| Near-Nw: | Iveragh |
Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.
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).
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°N 151.4967°W),[3] and exits to the north (Foreshores).
Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (-24.2166°N 151.4333°W).[4]
The name Bororen means old man kangaroo.[5]
Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.[6]
Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.[7]
Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931. It was on Bates Road (approx).[8]
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 (-24.2447°N 151.4964°W).[9] [10]
Bororen Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 21 October 1923.[11] It has been demolished.[12]
In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (-24.243°N 151.496°W). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.[13]
In the, the locality of Bororen had a population of 417 people.
In the, the locality of Bororen had a population of 398 people.
In the, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.
Bororen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Kent Street (-24.2443°N 151.4919°W).[14] [15] 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).[16] 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).[17]
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.
