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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Woolooga
| state = qld
| image = Woolooga.JPG
| caption = The main street of Woolooga, showing the general store, with the pub and community hall around the bend.
| lga = Gympie Region
| postcode = 4570
| est = 1910
| pop = 274
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}}
| pop_footnotes=[1]
| coordinates = {{coord|26|03|0|S|152|24|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = left
| elevation=
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
|stategov = Nanango
|stategov2 = Gympie
| fedgov = Wide Bay
| dist1 = 221
| dir1 = N
| location1= Brisbane
| dist2 = 36
| dir2 = NW
| location2= Gympie
| dist3 = 20
| dir3 = E
| location3= Kilkivan
| near-n = Marodian
| near-ne = Glen Echo
| near-e = Miva
| near-se = Sexton
| near-s = Oakview
Lower Wonga
| near-sw = Kilkivan
| near-w = Mudlo
| near-nw = Calgoa
}}Woolooga is a town and locality in the Wide Bay region of Queensland, Australia.[1][2] The town is located in the Gympie Region local government area, {{convert|221|km|mi}} north of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2011 census, Woolooga had a population of 274 people.[3]

Geography

The town is located in the south of the locality. The railway line from Theebine to Nanango passes from the east to the south-west through the locality, but the line is no longer operating The town was served by the Woolooga railway station ({{coord|26|03|01|S|152|23|33|E|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Woolooga railway station}}) while the eastern part was served by the Boowoogum railway station ({{coord|26|01|30|S|152|25|16|E|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Boowoogum railway station}}).[5][4][5]

The Wide Bay Creek meanders from the south-west of the locality to the east.[6]

Education

Woolooga State School caters for students Prep to Year 6.[7] The school opened on 20 January 1913.[8]

History

Woolooga railway station was named in 1886 by the Queensland Railways Department and subsequently became used as the town and locality name. It is reported to be an Aboriginal word from the Kabi language with wului meaning smoke and tha meaning ground/place.[1][2]

The Woolooga Memorial Park commemorates those who served in war. It is located in Thomas Street.[9]

At the {{CensusAU|2006}}, Woolooga and the surrounding rural area had a population of 319.[10]

Woolooga was affected by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. A {{convert|2|m|ft|adj=on}} wall of water rushed through the town, inundating the public hall and the pub.[11] The general store was also severely damaged by the flood.[12]

Heritage listings

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

  • Theebine - Kilkivan railway line: Woolooga Rail Bridge[13]

References

1. ^{{cite QPN|38055|Woolooga|town|accessdate=31 August 2016}}
2. ^{{cite QPN|46403|Woolooga|locality|accessdate=31 August 2016}}
3. ^{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31810|name=Woolooga (SSC)|accessdate=31 August 2016|quick=on}}
4. ^{{cite QPN|38056|Woolooga|railway station|accessdate=31 August 2016}}
5. ^{{cite QPN|3842|Boowoogum|railway station|accessdate=31 August 2016}}
6. ^{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=31 August 2016}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://wooloogass.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Woolooga State School|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=27 January 2018}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/u.html|title=Queensland schools opening dates|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=27 January 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Woolooga Memorial Park|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92954-woolooga-memorial-park|publisher=Monument Australia|accessdate=6 April 2014}}
10. ^{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC37991|name=Woolooga (Kilkivan Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=19 January 2011|quick=on}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=Western areas hit with record rain|url=http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2011/01/09/western-areas-hit-record-rain/|accessdate=19 January 2011|newspaper=Gympie Times|date=9 January 2011}}
12. ^{{cite news|last=Harch|first=Christine|title=Spirit not dampened by floods|url=http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2011/01/19/gympie-spirit-not-dampened-by-floods/|accessdate=19 January 2011|newspaper=Gympie Times|date=19 January 2011}}
13. ^{{cite QHR|15420|Woolooga Rail Bridge|600645|accessdate=8 July 2013}}

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Woolooga, Queensland}}{{Gympie Region}}{{Queensland-geo-stub}}

3 : Towns in Queensland|Gympie Region|Woolooga, Queensland

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