Kooroongarra, Queensland

Kooroongarra is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Kooroongarra had a population of 58 people.[1]

Kooroongarra
Queensland
Kooroongarra is located in Queensland
Kooroongarra
Kooroongarra
Coordinates28.1005°S 151.2538°E / -28.1005; 151.2538 (Kooroongarra (town centre))
Population58 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.498/km2 (1.289/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4357
Area116.5 km2 (45.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Kooroongarra:
Millwood Clontarf
Lavelle		 Mount Emlyn
Rocky Creek
Bringalily Kooroongarra Stonehenge
Canning Creek Canning Creek Stonehenge

History

Kooroongarra South Provisional School opened on 10 August 1891. On 1 January 1909, it became Kooroongarra South State School. It closed in 1967.[4] It was at approx 2325 Kooroongarra Road (28.0995°S 151.2557°E / -28.0995; 151.2557 (Kooroongarra South State School (former))).[5][6]

St Mark's Presbyterian Church opened on 3 September 1897 in Kooroongarra Road (28.0995°S 151.2530°E / -28.0995; 151.2530 (St Mark's Presbyterian/Uniting Church (former))).[7] It was consecrated on 5 May 1968. It became St Mark's Uniting Church on 22 June 1977. It was deconsecrated on 5 December 1999. It was later relocated to the Millmerran Museum at 17 Mary Street, Millmerran.[8][9][10]

St Alban's Anglican church was dedicated in 1907. Its closure was approved by Assistant Bishop Rob Nolan.[11] It was at 2385 Kooroongarra Road (28.1031°S 151.2531°E / -28.1031; 151.2531 (St Alban's Anglican Church (former))); it has been sold and converted into a house.[12][13]

The town name changed from South Koorongara to Koorongara in 1977 and then the spelling was altered to Kooroongarra in 2000. The name is derived from Aboriginal words, kooroon meaning resting place for birds and garra meaning water.[2]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Kooroongarra had a population of 58 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Kooroongarra. The nearest government primary schools are Leyburn State School in Leyburn to the north-east and Millmerran State School in Millmerran to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Millmerran State School which offers secondary schooling to Year 10. There are no nearby schools offering secondary education to Year 12; distance education and boarding schools are options.[6]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kooroongarra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kooroongarra – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 41675)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Kooroongarra – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49211)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 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. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m42" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. "Opening of the Kooroongarra Presbyterian Church". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 5575. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1897. p. 3. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. Blake, Thom. "St Marks Presbyterian Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  9. Google (22 June 2022). "St Marks Presbyterian Church (formerly at Kooroongarra) at Millmeran Museum" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. "St Mark's Uniting Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  11. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  12. Blake, Thom. "St Alban's Anglican Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  13. "St Alban's Anglican Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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