Wongawallan is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Wongawallan had a population of 1,415 people.

Geography

Wongawallan is mountainous terrain with most farming and residential development occurring the creek valleys. The hilltops are largely undeveloped. Mount Wongawallan is a mountain in the north-east of the locality () rising to above sea level. The main creeks are Wongawallan Creek and Tamborine Creek. Tamborine Creek joins Wongawallan creek at close to Welch Pioneer Park. Wongawallan Creek is a tributary of the

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; their confluence is in neighbouring Maudsland. The Tamborine-Oxenford Road is the main road to and through the locality.

History

The area was originally named Mount Goulburn after

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by surveyor Dixon. However, later it was renamed Wongawallan, believed to be an Aboriginal word where ''wonga'' means ''pigeon'' and ''walla'' means ''water''. However, it has been claimed that it was named after an Aboriginal man nicknamed "Peter" who killed John Wilkinson, a settler, at Wongawallan Creek in 1876., but contemporaneous newspaper reports of the death of Wilkinson only refer to the Aboriginal man as "Peter". The Fox and Hounds Country Inn opened its doors in 2007. The inn is an English-inspired

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and

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, containing both English and Irish bar areas, as well as a

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and upstairs suite. Much of the inn’s internal fittings, furnishings and memorabilia came from the 18th-centur
Sussex Arms Hotel
in

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Demographics

In the , Wongawallan had a population of 1,103 people. In the , Wongawallan had a population of 1,273 people. In the , Wongawallan had a population of 1,415 people.

Heritage listings

There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Wongawallan, including: * Welch Pioneer Park, 881 Tamborine-Oxenford Road: Grave of Elizabeth WelchGold Coast Local Heritage Register - A to M, pp. 45-46

Education

There are no schools in Wongawallan. The nearest government primary schools are Highlands Reserve State School and Upper Coomera State College, both in neighbouring Upper Coomera to the east, and Tamborine Mountain State School in neighbouring

Tamborine Mountain Tamborine Mountain, also known simply as Mount Tamborine, is a plateau, geographic subregion and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamborine Mountain had a population of 8,105 people. Geography The plate ...

to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Upper Coomera State College in neighbouring Upper Coomera to the east and Tamborine Mountain State High School in neighbouring Tamborine Mountain to the south-east.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the locality, including: * Cresthill Drive Reserve () * Eagle Heights Conservation Area () * Gladrose Reserve () * Hayes Park () * Howard Creek Reserve () * Lanes Park () * Pinnacle Park () * Solomon Lane Reserve () * Tamborine Creek Reserve () * Tamborine Oxenford Road Bend Reserve () * Tamborine Recreation Reserve () * Timberview Drive Reserve () * Timberview Drive Park () * Valley View Vista Park () * Walter Park () * Waterfall Drive Northern Park () * Waterfall Drive Southern Park () * Welch Pioneer Park () * Wongawallan Conservation Area () * Wongawallan Reserve () * Wongawallan Road Reserve () * Wongawallen Junction Reserve ()

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