Wangan, Queensland

Wangan is a town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Wangan had a population of 641 people.[1]

Wangan
Queensland
Wangan
Coordinates17.5738°S 146.0102°E / -17.5738; 146.0102
Population641 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density183.1/km2 (474/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Wangan:
Bamboo Creek Mundoo Mundoo
Currajah Wangan Stockton
Currajah Currajah Stockton

History

Mundoo Provisional School opened on 5 August 1895. It became Mundoo State School on 1 January 1909.[4]

Education

Mundoo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 100 Cardier Road (17.5667°S 146.0112°E / -17.5667; 146.0112 (Mundoo State School)).[5][6] 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).[7]

Community groups

The East Palmerston branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Currajah Hotel, Grima Street, Wangan.[8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wangan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Wangan - town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 36449)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "Wangan - locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45766)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Mundoo State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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