Coowonga is a rural
locality
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in the
Shire of Livingstone
The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...
,
Central Queensland
Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland ( a state in Australia) that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. The region extends from the Capricorn Coas ...
, Australia.
Geography
Coowonga is located in coastal hills at the southern end of the
Capricorn Coast
The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone (formerly part of Rockhampton Region).
Geography
The Capricorn Coasts takes its name from Cape Capricorn () on Curtis Is ...
. It is six kilometres from the
Pacific Ocean
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and the nearest township of
Keppel Sands
Keppel Sands is a coastal rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Keppel Sands had a population of 360 people.
Geography
Keppel Sands is the southernmost town on the Capricorn Coast. ...
.
Much of the district south of Coowonga Road is grazing and fruit-growing land, while to the north lie tidal salt flats that back onto Coorooman Creek.
The
Rockhampton–Emu Park Road
Rockhampton–Emu Park Road is a continuous road route in the Rockhampton and Livingstone local government areas of Queensland, Australia. The route is designated as State Route 4 (Regional) and Tourist Drive 10. It is a state-controlled reg ...
runs through from west to north.
History
Coowonga is the traditional land of the
Darumbal
The Darumbal people, also spelt Dharumbal, are the Aboriginal Australians that have traditionally occupied Central Queensland, speaking dialects of the Darumbal language. Darumbal people of the Keppel Islands and surrounding regions are sometime ...
Aboriginal tribe, as is all of the
Capricornia region.
Coowonga Provision School opened on 9 August 1897. It became Coowonga State School on 1 January 1909.
Prior to
local government amalgamations in 2008, the Capricorn Coast was administered by
Livingstone Shire Council
The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...
but became part of
Rockhampton Region
The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount Ar ...
in 2008. In 2014, following a deamalgamation vote, the Shire of Livingstone was re-established.
In the , Coowonga had a population of 558 people.
In the
2011 census, Coowonga had a population of 260 people.
Economy
Coowonga is a rural community with a focus on primary production.
The Koorana Crocodile Farm, on the banks of Coorooman Creek, opened in November 1981 as the first commercial crocodile farm in Queensland. It also operates as a tourist attraction. At 2014, it had 3,000 crocodiles and supplies crocodile leather and crocodile meat.
Education
Coowonga State School is a co-educational government primary school (P-6), located at 269 Coowonga Road. In 2015, it had an enrolment of 19 students with 3 teachers (2 equivalent full-time).
References
Further reading
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Towns in Queensland
Shire of Livingstone
Localities in Queensland