Walkervale, Queensland

Walkervale
Bundaberg, Queensland
Walkervale is located in Queensland
Walkervale
Walkervale
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Coordinates24°52′59″S 152°21′29″E / 24.8830°S 152.3580°E / -24.8830; 152.3580 (Walkervale (centre of suburb))
Population2,981 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,750/km2 (4,540/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Bundaberg
Federal division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Walkervale:
Bundaberg West Bundaberg South Bundaberg South
Norville Walkervale Kepnock
Norville Avenell Heights Avenell Heights

Walkervale is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Walkervale had a population of 2,981 people.[1]

Geography

The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the suburb; there is no railway station in the suburb.[3]

History

In 1946, land was purchased at 139 Barolin Street (24°53′06″S 152°21′21″E / 24.8851°S 152.3558°E / -24.8851; 152.3558 (28 July 2020)) to build a Catholic church and school. St Mary's Catholic Church was blessed and opened on 9 December 1951 by Bishop Andrew Tynan. On Tuesday 11 February 2020, the church was destroyed by a fire, believed to be arson.[4][5]

South Bundaberg Methodist Church was at 32 Alice Street (24°52′58″S 152°21′33″E / 24.882769°S 152.3591°E / -24.882769; 152.3591 (Walkervale Methodist Church)). Designed by Cook & Kerrison, the timber church was built in 1949.[6] Following the amalgamation of Methodist Church into the Uniting Church of Australia in 1977, it ceased to be a Methodist/Uniting church and became Bundaberg Presbyterian Church.[7][8]

Walkervale State School opened on 24 January 1955.[9] A swimming pool was built in 1961.[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Walkervale had a population of 2,987 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Walkervale had a population of 2,981 people.[1]

Education

Walkervale State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 46a Hurst Street (24°53′06″S 152°21′35″E / 24.8851°S 152.3596°E / -24.8851; 152.3596 (Walkervale State School)).[12][13] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 437 students with 37 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).[14] It includes a special education program.[12][15]

There are no secondary schools in Walkervale; the nearest secondary schools are in neighbouring Bundaberg South and Kepnock.[3]

Amenities

Bundaberg Presbyterian Church is at 32 Alice Street (24°52′58″S 152°21′33″E / 24.882769°S 152.3591°E / -24.882769; 152.3591 (Bundaberg Presbyterian Church)).[16][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walkervale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Walkervale – suburb in Bundaberg Region (entry 44804)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Walkervale Catholic church razed in ferocious blaze just short of 70th anniversary". ABC News. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "History". Catholic Parish of Bundaberg. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ "THE CHURCHES". The Courier-mail. No. 3812. Queensland, Australia. 12 February 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Blake, Thom. "Walkervale Methodist Church". Queensland Religious Places. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b Blake, Thom. "Bundaberg Presbyterian Church". Queensland Religious Places. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ^ "Our school". Walkervale State School. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walkervale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Walkervale State School". Walkervale State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  14. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Walkervale SS - Special Education Program". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Bundaberg Presbyterian Church - Home". bundabergpresbyterian.org.au. Retrieved 24 August 2023.