Bororen

Bororen is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[1]

Bororen
Queensland
Local store and post office agency on the Bruce Highway
Bororen
Coordinates24.2444°S 151.4952°E / -24.2444; 151.4952
Population398 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.2028/km2 (3.115/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4678
Area330.9 km2 (127.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Bororen:
Iveragh Foreshores Rodds Bay
Boynedale Bororen Eurimbula
Boyne Valley Colosseum Miriam Vale
Mount Tom

Geography
Street scene in Bororen in the Gladstone district ca. 1930

The Bruce Highway passes through both the town and the locality.

History

Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.[4]

Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.[5][6]

Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931.[7]

In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (24.243016°S 151.496029°E / -24.243016; 151.496029 (Bororen War Memorial)). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.[8]

In the 2011 census, Bororen had a population of 417 people.[9]

In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[1]

Education

Bororen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Kent Street (24.2443°S 151.4919°E / -24.2443; 151.4919 (Bororen State School)).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[12]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bororen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Bororen – town in Gladstone Region (entry 3898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "Bororen – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 49131)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. "Agency ID 4996, Bororen State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Bororen War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bororen (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. "Bororen State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

Further reading

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