Woowoonga 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

North Burnett Region The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...

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 , Woowoonga had a population of 92 people.

Geography

Degilbo Creek forms the south-western boundary of the locality. The Woowoonga Range passes through the western and southern parts of the locality with two named peaks: Mount Woowoonga at an elevation of and Mount Googaneman at an elevation of . A number of creeks rises in the mountainous area of the locality and then flow west or north through the locality. The

Isis Highway The Isis Highway is a state highway in southern Queensland, Australia. The highway is relatively short, and runs for in a north-east / south-west direction between Bundaberg North and the Burnett Highway at Ban Ban Springs. The Isis Highway link ...

passes through the locality near its western boundary.

History

Woowoonga Creek Provisional School on 17 January 1898 and became Woowoonga Creek State School on 1 January 1909 only to close that same year. The school was just south of Woowoonga Creek at (now within the boundaries of

Degilbo Degilbo is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Degilbo had a population of 174 people. History The name ''Degilbo'' was the name of a pastoral run owned by William Henry Walsh ( ...

). Woowoonga East State opened on 14 Apr 1909 and closed circa 1943. Mount Woowoonga State School opened on 1 April 1932 and closed circa 1946.

Education

There are no schools in Wowoonga. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring

Biggenden Biggenden is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Biggenden had a population of 845 people. Geography Biggenden is on the Isis Highway north-west of the state capital Brisbane, and west of M ...

and

Dallarnil Dallarnil is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dallarnil had a population of 230 people. The neighbourhood of Stanton is within the locality (). History The town takes its name from the ra ...

. The nearest secondary schools are in Biggenden (to Year 10) and in Childers (to Year 12).

References

{{North Burnett Region North Burnett Region Localities in Queensland