Windermere is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Windermere had a population of 188 people.

Geography

Pemberton is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality ().

History

Barolin Provisional School opened in 1884. On 1 November 1886, it became Barolin State School. It closed in 1974. It was at 14 School Lane () on the north-west corner of its intersection with Elliott Heads Road. In 1995, the Coral Coast Christian Church congregation was established from the Bundaberg Baptist Church. In 2000 the church building was erected.

Demographics

In the , Windermere had a population of 184 people. In the , Windermere had a population of 188 people.

Heritage listings

Windermere has a number of

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sites, including: *

Sunnyside Sugar Plantation Sunnyside Sugar Plantation is the heritage-listed remains of a former sugar plantation at 94 Windermere Road, Windermere, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in s by South Sea Islander labour. It is also known as Dry-rubble B ...

, 94 Windermere Road

Education

There are no schools in Windermere. The nearest government primary schools are Woongarra State School in neighbouring Woongarra to the south-west,

Kalkie State School Kalkie State School is a heritage-listed state school at 257 Bargara Road, Kalkie, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by the Queensland Department of Public Works and built in 1877 by Franz Kuhnel and William Starke. It ...

in neighbouring Kalkie to the north-west, and Bargara State School in Mon Repos to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Kepnock State High School in Kepnock to the south-west.

Amenities

Coral Coast Christian Church is at 596 Windermere Road ().

Facilities

Innes Park SES Facility is in School Lane ().

References

External links

{{authority control Wide Bay–Burnett Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland