Coolana is a rural
locality
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in the
Somerset Region
The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, about northwest of Brisbane and centred on the town of Esk. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Esk and th ...
,
Queensland
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, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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, Australia.
In the , Coolana had a population of 175 people.
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Geography
Coolana lies in the west of the Lockyer Creek
The Lockyer Creek is a creek located in South East Queensland, Australia. A tributary of the Brisbane River, the creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley. Rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the creek flows ...
catchment area. Part of the northern boundary of Coolana follows Plain Creek at tributary of Lockyer Creek. The east of the suburb rises towards the peak of Mount Stradbroke. Lowood Minden Road traverses the locality from north to south. Parts of the area are used for agriculture while much of the land is undeveloped.
History
The area was originally known as Hillside.[ It was renamed by 1918.]
Demographics
In the , Coolana recorded a population of 174.
Education
There are no schools in Coolana. The nearest government primary schools are Tarampa State School in neighbouring Tarampa to the north, Minden State School in neighbouring Minden
Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the greatest town between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district (''Kreis'') of Minden-Lübbecke, which is part of the region of Detm ...
to the south, and Prenzlau State School
Prenzlau State School is a heritage-listed state school at 357 Prenzlau Road, Prenzlau, Queensland, Prenzlau, Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Department of Public Works and built from 1899 to 1900 by C Rids ...
in neighbouring Prenzlau
Prenzlau (, formerly also Prenzlow) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Uckermark (district), Uckermark District. It is also the centre of the historic Uckermark region.
Geography
The town is located on the Uecker, Ucke ...
to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School
Lowood State High School is a high school located in Lowood, Queensland, Australia.
Established in 1983, the school serves students in grades 7 to 12, with an enrolment of about 700, as of 2003.
Notable persons
*Tom Court, shotputter and int ...
in Lowood
Lowood is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Lowood had a population of 4,159 people.
Geography
The town is on the Brisbane River, west of the ...
to the north.
References
External links
Suburbs of Somerset Region
Localities in Queensland
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