Wonglepong, Queensland

Wonglepong is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Wonglepong had a population of 341 people.[1]

Wonglepong
Queensland
Wonglepong and surrounds
Wonglepong
Coordinates27.9702°S 153.1575°E / -27.9702; 153.1575 (Wonglepong (centre of locality))
Population341 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density41.08/km2 (106.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4275
Area8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Wonglepong:
Boyland Boyland Tamborine Mountain
Biddaddaba Wonglepong Tamborine Mountain
Biddaddaba Benobble Benobble

Geography

Wonglepong straddles a valley upstream from where Canungra Creek joins the Albert River. Development is centered along Beaudesert Nerang Road which passes through the lowest elevations. In the east the slopes of the valley rise sharply towards the Tamborine Mountain plateau.

History

The name Wonglepong was the name of the local railway station name from 1927 (previously known as Sarah Vale). Wonglepong is believed to be an Aboriginal name possibly meaning either forgotten sound or referring to some feature of Mount Tamborine.[2]

Canungera Lower Provisional School opened on 20 September 1898. On 1 January 1909 it became Canungera Lower State School. In 1915 it was renamed Wangalpong State School and then in 1928 Wonglepong State School. It closed on 13 September 1935.[3]

Wonglepong railway station (27.9716°S 153.1628°E / -27.9716; 153.1628 (Wonglepong railway station (former))) was on the Canungra railway line, which operated from 1915 to 1955.[4]

At the 2011 census Wonglepong recorded a population of 367 people.[5]

In the 2016 census Wonglepong had a population of 341 people.[1]


Heritage listings

Wonglepong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Community groups

The Wonglepong branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Wonglepong QCWA Hall at 2779 Beaudesert Nerang Road.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wonglepong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Wonglepong – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45208)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Tamborine" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wonglepong (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  6. "Wonglepong QCWA Hall (entry 602549)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  7. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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