Durong, Queensland

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Durong
Queensland
Burrandowan Station Homestead (2001).jpg
Burrandowan Station Homestead, 2001
Durong is located in Queensland
Durong
Durong
Coordinates26°23′00″S 151°16′01″E / 26.3833°S 151.2669°E / -26.3833; 151.2669 (Durong (centre of locality))Coordinates: 26°23′00″S 151°16′01″E / 26.3833°S 151.2669°E / -26.3833; 151.2669 (Durong (centre of locality))
Population226 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.4533/km2 (1.1740/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area498.6 km2 (192.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Durong:
Boondooma Brigooda Coverty
Burra Burri Durong Ballogie
Darr Creek Chahpingah Chahpingah

Durong is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Durong had a population of 226 people.[1]

Geography[]

The Chinchilla – Wondai Road (State Route 82) passes through from south-west to east, while the Mundubbera – Durong Road (State Route 75) enters from the north and terminates in a T-intersection with State Route 82.[3]

History[]

Durong Provisional School opened on 3 September 1923. On 7 November 1927 it became Durong State School. The school closed briefly in 1928 due to low student numbers.[4]

Durong South State School opened on 24 May 1925.[4]

Durong Baptist Church was officially opened on the weekend of 4-5 August 1934 by Alfred Hemsley Richer (President of the Queensland Baptist Union).[5][6][7]

The closure of Boondooma State School in 1968 enabled Durong State School to be renamed Boondooma State School in 1970. It closed on December 1999.[4]

The Durong library opened in 1991.[8]

In the 2011 census, Durong had a population of 355 people.[9]

In the 2016 census, Durong had a population of 226 people.[1]

Heritage listings[]

Durong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education[]

Durong South State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 10463 Mundubbera Durong Road (

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26°23′32″S 151°14′38″E / 26.3923°S 151.2440°E / -26.3923; 151.2440 (Durong South State School)).[11][12] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 19 students with 5 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[13]

Amenities[]

The South Burnett Regional Council operates a public library at the Durong Hall, 8940 Chinchilla Wondai (

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26°23′45″S 151°14′43″E / 26.3957°S 151.2452°E / -26.3957; 151.2452 (Durong Hall and Library)).[14]

Churches in Durong include:

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Durong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Durong – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46286)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ Google (15 August 2019). "Durong, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "1934 Durong". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "BAPTIST CHURCH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 981. Queensland, Australia. 10 August 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Queensland Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-2017" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Durong (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "Burrandowan Station Homestead (entry 600648)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  11. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Durong South State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Durong Library". Public Libraries Connect. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Holy Trinity Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Sacred Heart Catholic Church". Churches Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

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