Woowoonga, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Woowoonga
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.4566°N 152.0941°W
Pop:117
Postcode:4621
Area:94.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:6.2
Dir1:NE
Location1:Biggenden
Dist2:45.0
Dir2:SW
Location2:Childers
Dist3:65.3
Dir3:ENE
Location3:Gayndah
Dist4:91.8
Dir4:SW
Location4:Bundaberg
Dist5:336
Dir5:N
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Dallarnil
Near-Ne:Golden Fleece
Near-E:Golden Fleece
Near-Se:Lakeside
Near-S:Lakeside
Near-Sw:Biggenden
Near-W:Degilbo
Near-Nw:Dallarnil

Woowoonga is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Woowoonga had a population of 117 people.

Geography

Degilbo Creek forms the south-western boundary of the locality.

The terrain is mountainous ranging from above sea level.[2] The Woowoonga Range passes through the western and southern parts of the locality with two named peaks, both in the north-eastern corner of the locality:

A number of creeks rise in the mountainous area of the locality and then flow west or north through the locality.

The Isis Highway passes through the locality near its western boundary.[6]

Woowoonga National Park occupies the east of the locality.[7] Apart from this protected area, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[8]

History

Woowoonga Creek Provisional School on 17 January 1898 and became Woowoonga Creek State School on 1 January 1909 only to close that same year. The school was just south of Woowoonga Creek at (now within the boundaries of Degilbo).[9]

Woowoonga East State opened on 14 April 1909 and closed circa 1943. It was on the western side of Woowoonga Hall Road to the north of the hall (approx).[10]

Woowoonga Methodist Church opened in 1919, following the relocation of the Methodist church building from Mount Perry. In 1939, it was relocated to Biggenden to be used as the Methodist church hall.[11] [12] [13]

Woowoonga Public Hall was built in 1928.[14] [15]

Mount Woowoonga State School opened on 1 April 1932 and closed circa 1946.

Demographics

In the, Woowoonga had a population of 92 people.

In the, Woowoonga had a population of 117 people.

Education

There are no schools in Woowoonga. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Biggenden and Dallarnil. The nearest secondary schools are in Biggenden (to Year 10) and in Childers (to Year 12).

Amenities

Woowoonga Public Hall is on the western side of Woowoonga Hall Road .

Events

Mother's Day and Father's Day are celebrated with a bush breakfast at the Woowonga Public Hall every year.[16]

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses. Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. 27 March 2024. 19 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/. live.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. 27 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail . 27 March 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2009-10-22 . Woowoonga National Park . 2024-03-27 . Parks and forests . Queensland Government . en-AU . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327050414/https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/woowoonga . live .
  8. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use . 27 March 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  9. Web site: 1900. Parish of Woowoonga. 10 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 12 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112082255/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-woowoonga-1900.jpg. live.
  10. Web site: 1933 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m115 . 27 March 2024 . . Map . 24 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224030756/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m115-surv-control-1933/original . live .
  11. Web site: Woowoonga Methodist Church Woowoonga . 2024-03-27 . Queensland Religious Places Database . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327065659/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5442&Woowoonga%20Methodist%20Church%20Woowoonga . live .
  12. News: 6 October 1939 . BIGGENDEN METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S HALL . 27 March 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 2 . National Library of Australia . 21,187.
  13. News: 5 March 1920 . METHODIST CHURCH. . 27 March 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 5 . National Library of Australia . 5456.
  14. Web site: About Woowoonga Public Hall . 2024-03-27 . . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327060657/https://www.facebook.com/WoowoongaPublicHall/about_details . live .
  15. News: 23 November 1927 . LOCAL GOVERNMENT. . 27 March 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 6 . National Library of Australia . 18,050.
  16. News: Murree . Erica . 31 August 2018 . Breakfast in the bush for dad . 27 March 2024 . Central & North Burnett Times . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327060657/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/central-and-north-burnett/breakfast-in-the-bush-for-dad/news-story/74b147f271865addc8fdc32dc794cfeb . live .

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