Ridgewood, Queensland

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Ridgewood
Queensland
Ridgewood is located in Queensland
Ridgewood
Ridgewood
Coordinates26°27′40″S 152°50′01″E / 26.4611°S 152.8336°E / -26.4611; 152.8336Coordinates: 26°27′40″S 152°50′01″E / 26.4611°S 152.8336°E / -26.4611; 152.8336
Population307 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.892/km2 (20.44/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4563
Area38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location32 km (20 mi) W of Noosa Heads
LGA(s)Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)Nicklin
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Ridgewood:
Tuchekoi
Federal		 Black Mountain Black Mountain
Carters Ridge Ridgewood Cooroy
Belli Park Belli Park Belli Park

Ridgewood is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Ridgewood had a population of 307 people.[1]

Geography[]

Ridgewood is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Noosa Heads.

History[]

Mary River Road Provisional School opened in 1916. Circa 1918 it was renamed Ridgewood State School. It closed circa 1961.[3]

In the 2006 census Ridgewood had a population of 612 people.[4]

Between 2008 and 2013 the locality was within Sunshine Coast Region due to an unpopular local government amalgamation that was subsequently reversed.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ridgewood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Ridgewood – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48855)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ridgewood (Noosa Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Ridgewood – locality (entry 48855)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

Further reading[]

  • Albion, W; Cooroy State School. Parents' and Citizens' Association (1984), Cooroy State School : 75th anniversary, 1909-1984, Parents' & Citizens' Association, ISBN 978-0-9591092-0-7 – includes Ridgewood State School.
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