Bororen, Queensland

Bororen
Queensland
Bororen
Coordinates 24°14′40″S 151°29′42″E / 24.24444°S 151.49500°E / -24.24444; 151.49500Coordinates: 24°14′40″S 151°29′42″E / 24.24444°S 151.49500°E / -24.24444; 151.49500
Population 417 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4678
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

Bororen is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Bororen had a population of 417 people.[1]

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]

In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (24°14′35″S 151°29′46″E / 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.[7]

Education

Bororen State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located at 1 Kent Street. In 2013, the school had 47 students and 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent).[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bororen (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bororen (town) (entry 3898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bororen (locality) (entry 46591)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  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 ID4996, Bororen State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bororen War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bororen State School. Bororen State School. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

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