Woowoonga, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Woowoonga
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.4566|152.0941|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Woowoonga (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 117
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4621
| area = 94.7
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 6.2
| dir1 = NE
| location1 = Biggenden
| dist2 = 45.0
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = Childers
| dist3 = 65.3
| dir3 = ENE
| location3 = Gayndah
| dist4 = 91.8
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Bundaberg
| dist5 = 336
| dir5 = N
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = North Burnett Region
| stategov = Callide
| fedgov = Flynn
| near-n = Dallarnil
| near-ne = Golden Fleece
| near-e = Golden Fleece
| near-se = Lakeside
| near-s = Lakeside
| near-sw = Biggenden
| near-w = Degilbo
| near-nw = Dallarnil
}}
Woowoonga is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45427|Woowoonga|locality in North Burnett Region|access-date=11 June 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Woowoonga had a population of 117 people.
Geography
Degilbo Creek forms the south-western boundary of the locality.
The terrain is mountainous ranging from {{convert|100 to 660|m}} above sea level.{{cite web|title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses|url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/|website=Queensland Globe|publisher=Queensland Government|access-date=27 March 2024|archive-date=19 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/|url-status=live}} The Woowoonga Range passes through the western and southern parts of the locality with two named peaks, both in the north-eastern corner of the locality:
- Mount Woowoonga ({{coord|-25.4304|152.1098|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Woowoonga}}) {{convert|626|m}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|38146|Mount Woowoonga|mountain in North Burnett Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Mount Goonaneman ({{Coord|-25.4283|152.1175|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Goonaneman}}) {{Convert|664|m||abbr=}}{{Cite QPN|14285|Mount Goonaneman|mountain in the North Burnett Region|access-date=27 March 2024}}
A number of creeks rise in the mountainous area of the locality and then flow west or north through the locality.
The Isis Highway passes through the locality near its western boundary.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 March 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 }}
Woowoonga National Park occupies the east of the locality.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-22 |title=Woowoonga National Park |url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/woowoonga |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Parks and forests |publisher=Queensland Government |language=en-AU |archive-date=27 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327050414/https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/woowoonga |url-status=live }} Apart from this protected area, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=27 March 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 }}
History
Woowoonga Creek Provisional School on 17 January 1898 and became Woowoonga Creek State School on 1 January 1909 only to close that same year.{{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}} The school was just south of Woowoonga Creek at {{Coord|-25.4612|152.0448|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Woowoonga Creek State School (former)}} (now within the boundaries of Degilbo).{{Cite web|date=1900|title=Parish of Woowoonga|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-woowoonga-1900.jpg|access-date=10 January 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112082255/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-woowoonga-1900.jpg|url-status=live}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 January 2021}}
Woowoonga East State opened on 14 April 1909 and closed circa 1943. It was on the western side of Woowoonga Hall Road to the north of the hall (approx {{Coord|-25.4689|152.0731|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Woowoonga East State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1933 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m115 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m115-surv-control-1933/original |access-date=27 March 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=24 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224030756/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m115-surv-control-1933/original |url-status=live }}
Woowoonga Methodist Church opened in 1919, following the relocation of the Methodist church building from Mount Perry. In 1939, it was relocated to Biggenden to be used as the Methodist church hall.{{Cite web |title=Woowoonga Methodist Church {{!}} Woowoonga |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5442&Woowoonga%20Methodist%20Church%20Woowoonga |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database |archive-date=27 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327065659/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5442&Woowoonga%20Methodist%20Church%20Woowoonga |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=6 October 1939 |title=BIGGENDEN METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S HALL |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151183938 |access-date=27 March 2024 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=21,187}}{{cite news |date=5 March 1920 |title=METHODIST CHURCH. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215425388 |access-date=27 March 2024 |newspaper=The Daily Mail |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=5456}}
Woowoonga Public Hall was built in 1928.{{Cite web |title=About Woowoonga Public Hall |url=https://www.facebook.com/WoowoongaPublicHall/about_details |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Facebook |archive-date=27 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327060657/https://www.facebook.com/WoowoongaPublicHall/about_details |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=23 November 1927 |title=LOCAL GOVERNMENT. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150974882 |access-date=27 March 2024 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=18,050}}
Mount Woowoonga State School opened on 1 April 1932 and closed circa 1946.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Woowoonga had a population of 92 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33193|name=Woowoonga (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Woowoonga had a population of 117 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33164|name=Woowoonga (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Woowoonga. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Biggenden and Dallarnil. The nearest secondary schools are in Biggenden (to Year 10) and in Childers (to Year 12).{{Queensland Globe|access-date=31 July 2019}}
Amenities
Events
Mother's Day and Father's Day are celebrated with a bush breakfast at the Woowonga Public Hall every year.{{Cite news |last=Murree |first=Erica |date=31 August 2018 |title=Breakfast in the bush for dad |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/central-and-north-burnett/breakfast-in-the-bush-for-dad/news-story/74b147f271865addc8fdc32dc794cfeb |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=Central & North Burnett Times |archive-date=27 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327060657/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/central-and-north-burnett/breakfast-in-the-bush-for-dad/news-story/74b147f271865addc8fdc32dc794cfeb |url-status=live }}
References
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{{North Burnett Region}}