Windermere, Queensland

Windermere is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Windermere had a population of 184 people.[1]

Windermere
Queensland
Windermere Mill with the Hummock in the background, 1907
Windermere is located in Queensland
Windermere
Windermere
Coordinates24.8602°S 152.4338°E / -24.8602; 152.4338 (Windermere (centre of locality))
Population184 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density15.33/km2 (39.71/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Hinkler
Localities around Windermere:
Qunaba Qunaba Bargara
Kalkie
Rubyanna
Ashfield		 Windermere Innes Park
Woongarra Woongarra Woongarra

Geography

Pemberton is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (24.8666°S 152.45°E / -24.8666; 152.45 (Pemberton)).[3]

History

Windermere State School opened on 1922 and closed on circa 1942.[4]

Barolin Provisional School opened in 1884. On 1 November 1886 it became Barolin State School. It closed in 1974.[4] It was located 14 School Lane (24.8672°S 152.4467°E / -24.8672; 152.4467 (Barolin State School)) on the north-west corner of its intersection with Elliott Heads Road.[5][6][7][8]

In 1995 the Coral Coast Christian Church congregation was established from the Bundaberg Baptist Church. In 2000 the church building was erected.[9]

In the 2016 census Windermere had a population of 184 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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

Amenities

Coral Coast Christian Church is at 596 Windermere Road (24.8491°S 152.4617°E / -24.8491; 152.4617 (Coral Coast Christian Church)).[11][9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Windermere (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Windermere – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44811)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. "Pemberton – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 39312)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Barolin State School and Shelter" (PDF). Bundaberg Local Heritage Register. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. "CCCC". Coral Coast Christian Church. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. "Sunnyside Sugar Plantation (former) Remains (entry 601700)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  11. "Coral Coast Christian Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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