Wangan, Queensland
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- 7.4 km (5 mi) SSW of Innisfail
- 94.6 km (59 mi) S of Cairns
- 256 km (159 mi) NNW of Townsville
- 1,608 km (999 mi) NNW of Brisbane
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Wangan is a town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Wangan had a population of 612 people.[1]
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north-west by the south branch of Bamboo Creek and to the south-east by Scheu Creek. The town is central within the locality. Outside of the town, the land is used for crop-growing, predominately sugarcane.[4]
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-east (Stockton), passes along the western edge of the town, and exits to the north-east (Mundoo).[4] The Wangan railway station on the North Coast line is now abandoned (17°34′31″S 146°00′50″E / 17.5753°S 146.0139°E / -17.5753; 146.0139 (Wangan railway station)).[5]
There is a network of cane tramways through the locality for transporting the harvested sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill. The Currajah railway siding (17°34′42″S 146°00′22″E / 17.5783°S 146.0060°E / -17.5783; 146.0060 (Currajah railway siding)) in on this network.[6]
History
Mundoo Provisional School opened on 5 August 1895. It became Mundoo State School on 1 January 1909.[7]
St Paul's Catholic Church was built in 1956 from timber. It later closed. It was in Meyer Street (approx 17°34′36″S 146°00′34″E / 17.576784°S 146.009527°E / -17.576784; 146.009527 (St Paul's Catholic Church (former))).[8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, the locality of Wangan had a population of 641 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Wangan had a population of 612 people.[1]
Education
Mundoo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 100 Cardier Road (17°34′00″S 146°00′40″E / 17.5667°S 146.0112°E / -17.5667; 146.0112 (Mundoo State School)) on the boundary with neighbouring Mundoo.[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 25 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[13] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 47 students.[14]
There are no secondary schools in Wangan. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north.[4]
Community groups
The East Palmerston branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Currajah Hotel in Grima Street.[15]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wangan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Wangan – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 36449)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Wangan – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45766)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Blake, Thom. "St Paul's Catholic Church". Queensland Religious Places. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wangan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Mundoo State School". Mundoo State School. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Mundoo State School. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External links
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- "Wangan". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "Town map of Wangan". Queensland Government. 1979.
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