Lower Wonga is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Lower Wonga had a population of 310 people.

Geography

The locality is predominantly flat cleared freehold land (80–100 metres above sea level) used for grazing, apart from an unnamed peak of 450 metres in the far south-west of the locality. Widgee Creek (a tributary of the Mary River) meanders from south to north through the east part of the locality. The

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passes from east to west through the northern part of the locality.

History

Wonga State School opened on 27 January 1914 and was renamed Wonga Lower State School in 1918. The school closed in 1968. The school building was relocated to Queen's Park in Gympie where it was used for Scout Cubs. In April 2017, a company SolarQ announced plans to build the Lower Wonga Solar Farm, a

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. If the project achieves its final configuration of 3 million solar panels capable of powering about 315,000 homes, it would become Australia's largest solar power station.

Demographics

In the , Lower Wonga had a population of 498 people. In the , Lower Wonga had a population of 344 people. In the , Lower Wonga had a population of 310 people.

Education

There are no schools in Lower Wonga. The nearest primary schools are Woolooga State School in neighbouring Woolooga to the west, Widgee State School in neighbouring Widgee to the south, and Chatsworth State School in Chatsworth to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Kilkivan State School (to Year 12) in Kilkivan to the west and

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(to Year 12) in

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to the east.

References

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