Wangan, Queensland

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Wangan
Queensland
Wangan is located in Queensland
Wangan
Wangan
Coordinates17°34′26″S 146°00′37″E / 17.5738°S 146.0102°E / -17.5738; 146.0102Coordinates: 17°34′26″S 146°00′37″E / 17.5738°S 146.0102°E / -17.5738; 146.0102
Population641 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density183.1/km2 (474/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Wangan:
Bamboo Creek Mundoo Mundoo
Currajah Wangan Stockton
Currajah Currajah Stockton

Wangan is a town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Wangan had a population of 641 people.[1]


Wangan has a medium sized residential area, as well has a local metal industry. Surrounding these areas is large farms of sugarcane and bananas.

History[]

Mundoo Provisional School opened on 5 August 1895. It became Mundoo State School on 1 January 1909.[4]

Education[]

Mundoo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 100 Cardier Road (

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17°34′00″S 146°00′40″E / 17.5667°S 146.0112°E / -17.5667; 146.0112 (Mundoo State School)).[5][6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 25 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[8]

Community groups[]

The East Palmerston branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Currajah Hotel, Grima Street, Wangan.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wangan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Wangan – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 36449)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Wangan – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45766)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ^ 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. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Mundoo State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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