Bororen

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Bororen
Queensland
Bororen General Store and Post Office.jpg
Local store and post office agency on the Bruce Highway
Bororen is located in Queensland
Bororen
Bororen
Coordinates24°14′40″S 151°29′43″E / 24.2444°S 151.4952°E / -24.2444; 151.4952Coordinates: 24°14′40″S 151°29′43″E / 24.2444°S 151.4952°E / -24.2444; 151.4952
Population398 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.2028/km2 (3.115/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4678
Area330.9 km2 (127.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Bororen:
Iveragh Foreshores Rodds Bay
Boynedale Bororen Eurimbula
Boyne Valley Colosseum Miriam Vale
Mount Tom

Bororen is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[1]

Geography[]

Street scene in Bororen in the Gladstone district ca. 1930

The Bruce Highway passes through both the town and the locality.

History[]

Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.[4]

Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.[5][6]

Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931.[7]

In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (

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24°14′35″S 151°29′46″E / 24.243016°S 151.496029°E / -24.243016; 151.496029 (Bororen War Memorial)). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.[8]

In the 2011 census, Bororen had a population of 417 people.[9]

In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[1]

Education[]

Bororen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Kent Street (

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24°14′39″S 151°29′31″E / 24.2443°S 151.4919°E / -24.2443; 151.4919 (Bororen State School)).[10][11] 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).[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bororen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bororen – town in Gladstone Region (entry 3898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Bororen – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 49131)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Agency ID 4996, Bororen State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ "Bororen War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bororen (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Bororen State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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External links[]

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