Old Cooranga
Geography
The locality is bounded to the west by the Boyne River while the eastern boundary roughly follows the flow of Coocher Creek. The land along these watercourses is lower (160 metres (520 ft) at the Boyne River) and is used for farming, while the north–south spine of the locality rises to unnamed peaks of 350 metres (1,150 ft).
The east and south-east of the locality is within the Pile Gully State Forest which extends into neighbouring Pile Gully.
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some irrigated horticulture in the west of the locality near the Boyne River.
History
Cooranga Provisional School opened on 14 August 1922 and closed in March 1923.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Old Cooranga had a population of 27 people.
In the 2021 census, Old Cooranga had a population of 29 people.
Education
There are no schools in Old Cooranga. The nearest government primary school is Boynewood State School in Boynewood to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mudubbera State College (to Year 10) in Mundubbera to the north-west and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the north-east.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Old Cooranga (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Old Cooranga – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45403)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 8958, Cooranga State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Old Cooranga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
