Walkervale is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Walkervale had a population of 2,981 people.

Geography

The North Coast railway line runs along the western boundary of the suburb; there is no railway station in the suburb.

History

In 1946, land was purchased at 139 Barolin Street () to build a Catholic church and school. St Mary's Catholic Church was blessed and opened on 9 December 1951 by

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Andrew Tynan. On Tuesday 11 February 2020, the church was destroyed by a fire, believed to be

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. South Bundaberg Methodist Church was at 32 Alice Street (). Designed by Cook & Kerrison, the timber church was built in 1949. Following the amalgamation of Methodist Church into the Uniting Church of Australia in 1977, it ceased to be a Methodist/Uniting church and became Bundaberg Presbyterian Church. Walkervale State School opened on 24 January 1955. A swimming pool was built in 1961.

Demographics

In the , Walkervale had a population of 2,987 people. In the , Walkervale had a population of 2,981 people.

Education

Walkervale State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 46a Hurst Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 437 students with 37 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). It includes a

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program. There are no secondary schools in Walkervale; the nearest secondary schools are in neighbouring

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and Kepnock.

Amenities

Bundaberg Presbyterian Church is at 32 Alice Street ().

References

External links

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iew of St Mary's Catholic Church before the fire of February 2020
{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Suburbs of Bundaberg