Woocoo, Queensland

Woocoo
Queensland
Woocoo is located in Queensland
Woocoo
Woocoo
Coordinates25°39′24″S 152°21′24″E / 25.6566°S 152.3566°E / -25.6566; 152.3566 (Woocoo (centre of locality))
Population56 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.571/km2 (1.480/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4620
Area98.0 km2 (37.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Maryborough
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Woocoo:
Aramara Aramara Thinoomba
Brooweena Woocoo St Mary
Gigoomgan Glenbar Glenbar

Woocoo is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Woocoo had a population of 56 people.[1]

Geography

Woocoo consists of three valleys separated by hills. In the south-west the valley is formed by Munna Creek (which is the western boundary of the locality) which is accessible via the Glenbar Road coming from Glenbar to the south. The other two valleys are more centrally located within the locality and are accessed via Ellerslie Road coming from Aramara to the north.[3]

The Woocoo National Park is in the north-west of the locality while a large area of land in the north-east of the locality is part of the St Mary State Forest. Mount Woocoo (240 metres above sea level) is located in the state forest.[4] The land in the valleys is freehold and used as small farms, while the hillier parts of the locality are undeveloped.[3]

History

The locality name Woocoo presumably takes its name from Mount Woocoo which was in turn is believed to be a corruption of the Kabi word woocoon meaning echidna.[4]

Baemar Provisional School opened in 1901 but closed in 1922 due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1924 but closed again on 1 July 1935 with the students transferred to the new Woocoo State School which opened on 10 July 1935. Woocoo State School closed in 1961.[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Woocoo had a population of 48 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Woocoo had a population of 56 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Woocoo. The nearest government primary school is Brooweena State School in neighbouring Brooweena to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east. There are also non-government schools in Maryborough.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woocoo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Woocoo – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46692)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Woocoo – mountain in the Fraser Coast Region (entry 37952)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woocoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

Further reading

  • Gauld, Gail; Dombrow, Alice (2004). Brooweena State School Centenary 1904-2004. Brooweena State School Centenary Committee. ISBN 0646430947. —includes information on other schools: Braemar, Woocoo, Teebar East, Teebar West, Boompa, Idahlia, Dunmora, Musket Flat, Bowling Green, Aramara North, Aramara, and Gungaloon.