Woolooga

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Woolooga
Queensland
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The main street of Woolooga, showing the general store, with the pub and community hall around the bend.
Woolooga is located in Queensland
Woolooga
Woolooga
Coordinates26°03′06″S 152°23′33″E / 26.0516°S 152.3925°E / -26.0516; 152.3925 (Woolooga (town centre))
Population247 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.9876/km2 (2.558/sq mi)
Established1910
Postcode(s)4570
Area250.1 km2 (96.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 29.2 km (18 mi) NE of Kilkivan
  • 46 km (29 mi) NW of Gympie
  • 211 km (131 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Localities around Woolooga:
Calgoa Marodian Glen Echo
Mudlo Woolooga Miva
Kilkivan Oakview
Lower Wonga		 Sexton

Woolooga is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Woolooga had a population of 247 people.[1]

The town is located in the Gympie Region local government area, 221 kilometres (137 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.

Geography[]

The town is located in the south of the locality. The railway line from Theebine to Nanango passes from the east to the south-west through the locality, but the line is no longer operating. The town was served by the Woolooga railway station (

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26°03′01″S 152°23′33″E / 26.05028°S 152.39250°E / -26.05028; 152.39250 (Woolooga railway station)) while the eastern part was served by the Boowoogum railway station (
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26°01′30″S 152°25′16″E / 26.02500°S 152.42111°E / -26.02500; 152.42111 (Boowoogum railway station)), which are now abandoned.[4][5][6][7]

The Wide Bay Creek meanders from the south-west of the locality to the east.[4]

History[]

Woolooga Memorial Park, 2010

Woolooga railway station was named in 1886 by the Queensland Railways Department and subsequently became used as the town and locality name. It is reported to be an Aboriginal word from the Kabi language with wului meaning smoke and tha meaning ground/place.[2][3]

Aerial view of Woolooga looking east, 2016

Woolooga State School opened on 20 January 1913.[8]

Wonga Upper Provisional School opened on 13 July 1914. On 1 December 1914 it became Wonga Upper State School. It closed in 1959.[8]

The Woolooga Memorial Park commemorates those who served in war. It is located in Thomas Street.[9]

At the 2006 census, Woolooga and the surrounding rural area had a population of 319.[10]

Woolooga was affected by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. A 2-metre (6.6 ft) wall of water rushed through the town, inundating the public hall and the pub.[11] The general store was also severely damaged by the flood.[12]

In the 2011 census, Woolooga had a population of 274 people.[13]

In the 2016 census the locality of Woolooga had a population of 247 people.[1]

Heritage listings[]

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

Education[]

Woolooga State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Edwards Road (

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26°02′54″S 152°23′45″E / 26.0483°S 152.3958°E / -26.0483; 152.3958 (Woolooga State School)).[15][16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 14 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[17]

There is no secondary school. The nearest government secondary schools are Kilkivan State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Kilkivan to the south-west and James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-east.[4]

Amenities[]

Woolooga Memorial Park is in Thomas Street (also known as the Bauple Woolooga Road) at the corner of Booker Street (

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26°03′11″S 152°23′34″E / 26.0531°S 152.3927°E / -26.0531; 152.3927 (Memorial Park)).[18] It commemorates those who have served Australia during times of war with their names listed on a brass Honour Roll.[19][20]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woolooga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Woolooga – town in Gympie Region (entry 38055)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Woolooga – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46403)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Woolooga – railway station (entry 38056)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Boowoogum – railway station (entry 3842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "Woolooga Memorial Park". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Woolooga (Kilkivan Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Western areas hit with record rain". Gympie Times. 9 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  12. ^ Harch, Christine (19 January 2011). "Spirit not dampened by floods". Gympie Times. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woolooga (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 August 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "Woolooga Rail Bridge (entry 600645)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  15. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Woolooga State School". Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  17. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Woolooga Memorial Park". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Woolooga and District War Memorial". Queensland War Memorials Register. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Woolooga, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

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