Bororen
Town in Queensland, Australia
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Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.[1]
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Local store and post office agency on the Bruce Highway | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 24.2444°S 151.4952°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 330.9 km2 (127.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 399 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.2058/km2 (3.123/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4678 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town, and exits to the north (Foreshores).[4]
The North Coast railway line also enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town which is served by the Bororen railway station (24.2429°S 151.4967°E),[5] and exits to the north (Foreshores).[4]
Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (24.2166°S 151.4333°E).[6]
History
The name Bororen means old man kangaroo.[7]
Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.[8]
Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.[9][10][7]
Turkey Road State School opened in 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931.[11] It was on Bates Road (approx 24.2181°S 151.5305°E).[12]
Bororen Anglican Church opened on 2 July 1931. It closed in 2015 and the building was later removed from the site. It was at 17 Dougall Street (24.244685°S 151.4964°E).[13][14]
Bororen Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 21 October 1923.[15] It has been demolished.[16]
In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (24.243016°S 151.496029°E). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.[17]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 417 people.[18]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 398 people.[19]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 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).[20][21] 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).[22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[23]
There are no secondary schools in Bororen. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Miriam Vale to the south-east and Tannum Sands State High School (to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north.[4]
