Woongarra is a
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Bundaberg Region
The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Woongarra had a population of 547 people.
History
The name ''Woongarra'' is an Aboriginal word meaning the ''brigalow tree''.
[
Woongarra State School was originally located on Wallace's Road and Lovers Walk Road when it opened on 13 August 1879. It moved to its present location on Elliott Heads Road in 1901.
A Primitive Methodist Church opened circa August 1878. It was a timber church about .
St John's Anglican church was dedicated on 14 October 1883. It held its last service on 29 October 1967 because of a declining population.
]
Education
Woongarra State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 468 Elliott Heads Road ().special education
Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
program is available at the school.
References
{{Bundaberg Region
Bundaberg Region
Localities in Queensland