Wangan, Queensland
Wangan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17°34′26″S 146°00′37″E / 17.5738°S 146.0102°ECoordinates: 17°34′26″S 146°00′37″E / 17.5738°S 146.0102°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 641 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 183.1/km2 (474/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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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 (17°34′00″S 146°00′40″E / 17.5667°S 146.0112°E).[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[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wangan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Wangan – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 36449)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Wangan – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45766)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Mundoo State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External links[]
- "Wangan". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- Town map of Wangan, 1979
- Towns in Queensland
- Cassowary Coast Region
- Localities in Queensland