Windermere, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Windermere
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Windermere Maccadamia Plantation, 2012.jpg
| caption = Windermere macadamia plantation, 2012
| coordinates = {{coord|-24.8602|152.4338|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Windermere (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 188
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4670
| area = 12.0
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 9.2
| dir1 = E
| location1 = Bundaberg CBD
| dist2 = 361
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Brisbane
| dist3 =
| dir3 =
| location3 =
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Bundaberg Region
| stategov = Burnett
| fedgov = Hinkler
| near-n = Qunaba
| near-ne = Bargara
| near-e = Innes Park
| near-se = Woongarra
| near-s = Woongarra
| near-sw = Woongarra
| near-w = Kalkie
Rubyanna
Ashfield
| near-nw = Qunaba
}}
Windermere is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44811|Windermere|locality in Bundaberg Region|access-date=14 July 2021}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Windermere had a population of 188 people.
Geography
Pemberton is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality ({{coord|-24.8666|152.45|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Pemberton}}).{{cite QPN|39312|Pemberton|locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional|access-date=26 December 2020}}
History
File:StateLibQld 2 395625 Windermere Mill with the Hummock in the background, 1907.jpg
Barolin Provisional School opened in 1884. On 1 November 1886, it became Barolin State School. It closed in 1974.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was at 14 School Lane ({{Coord|-24.8672|152.4467|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Barolin State School}}) on the north-west corner of its intersection with Elliott Heads Road.{{Cite web|title=Barolin State School and Shelter|url=http://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/files/Barolin_State_School_and_Shelter.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426111021/http://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/files/Barolin_State_School_and_Shelter.pdf|archive-date=26 April 2018|access-date=14 January 2018|website=Bundaberg Local Heritage Register}}{{Cite web|date=1942|title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m157-surv-control-1942.jpg|access-date=14 July 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=8 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708043727/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m157-surv-control-1942.jpg|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=1943|title=Bundaberg|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-bundaberg-1943.jpg|access-date=14 July 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930075749/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-bundaberg-1943.jpg|url-status=live}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=14 July 2021}}
In 1995, the Coral Coast Christian Church congregation was established from the Bundaberg Baptist Church. In 2000 the church building was erected.{{Cite web|title=CCCC|url=https://www.coralcoastchurch.org/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-01|website=Coral Coast Christian Church|archive-date=12 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912172701/http://coralcoastchurch.org/}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Windermere had a population of 184 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33123|name=Windermere (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Windermere had a population of 188 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33093|name=Windermere (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Heritage listings
Windermere has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
There are no schools in Windermere. The nearest government primary schools are Woongarra State School in neighbouring Woongarra to the south-west, Kalkie State School in neighbouring Kalkie to the north-west, and Bargara State School in Mon Repos to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Kepnock State High School in Kepnock to the south-west.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=15 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
Amenities
Coral Coast Christian Church is at 596 Windermere Road ({{Coord|-24.8491|152.4617|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Coral Coast Christian Church}}).{{Cite web|title=Coral Coast Christian Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/baptist/directory/3531-coral-coast-christian-church|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-01|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU|archive-date=1 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401040926/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/baptist/directory/3531-coral-coast-christian-church}}
Facilities
Innes Park SES Facility is in School Lane ({{coord|-24.8673|152.4463|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Innes Park SES Facility}}).{{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Emergency services facilities - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-24.8677073,152.4459805,3a,23.2y,23.42h,90.28t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sTKG6H9Zyhql0xQ9nexWl2g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-0.2835794731629733%26panoid%3DTKG6H9Zyhql0xQ9nexWl2g%26yaw%3D23.41966634378649!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D|access-date=15 November 2024|title=Innes Park SES Facility|SV=yes|date=January 2015}}
References
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External links
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