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Bororen, Queensland
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Bororen
Queensland
Local store and post office agency on the Bruce Highway
Bororen is located in Queensland
Bororen
Bororen
Coordinates24°14′40″S 151°29′43″E / 24.2444°S 151.4952°E / -24.2444; 151.4952 (Bororen (town centre))
Population399 (2021 census)
 • Density1.2058/km (3.123/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4678
Area330.9 km (127.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Bororen:
Iveragh Foreshores Rodds Bay
Boynedale Bororen Eurimbula
Boyne Valley Colosseum Miriam Vale
Mount Tom

Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.

Geography

The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town, and exits to the north (Foreshores).

The North Coast railway line also enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town which is served by the Bororen railway station (24°14′34″S 151°29′48″E / 24.2429°S 151.4967°E / -24.2429; 151.4967 (Bororen railway station)), and exits to the north (Foreshores).

Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (24°13′00″S 151°26′00″E / 24.2166°S 151.4333°E / -24.2166; 151.4333 (Boondilla (neighbourhood))).

History

Street scene in Bororen in the Gladstone district ca. 1930

The name Bororen means old man kangaroo.

Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.

Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.

Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931. It was on Bates Road (approx 24°13′05″S 151°31′50″E / 24.2181°S 151.5305°E / -24.2181; 151.5305 (Turkey Road State School (former))).

Bororen Anglican Church opened on 2 July 1931. It closed in 2015 and the building was later removed from the site. It was at 17 Dougall Street (24°14′41″S 151°29′47″E / 24.244685°S 151.4964°E / -24.244685; 151.4964 (Bororen Catholic Church)).

Bororen Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 21 October 1923. It has been demolished.

In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (24°14′35″S 151°29′46″E / 24.243016°S 151.496029°E / -24.243016; 151.496029 (Bororen War Memorial)). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 417 people.

In the 2016 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 398 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.

Education

Front office (original school building), Bororen State School, 2020

Bororen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Kent Street (24°14′39″S 151°29′31″E / 24.2443°S 151.4919°E / -24.2443; 151.4919 (Bororen State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Bororen. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Miriam Vale to the south-east and Tannum Sands State High School (to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bororen (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bororen – town in Gladstone Region (entry 3898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Bororen – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 49131)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Boondilla – locality unbounded in Gladstone Regional (entry 3751)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. ^ "The History of Bororen State School". Bororen State School. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Agency ID 4996, Bororen State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  11. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. ^ "County of Flinders" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  13. ^ Blake, Thom. "Bororen Anglican Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  14. ^ Spelitis, Helen (28 November 2015). "End of an era with Anglican church up for sale for $65,000". Gladstone Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Bororen Presbyterian Church". The Bundaberg Mail. Vol. 53, no. 8516. Queensland, Australia. 27 October 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ Blake, Thom. "Bororen Presbyterian Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Bororen War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bororen (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bororen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Bororen State School". Bororen State School. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  22. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  23. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

Further reading

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