Lower Wonga
| Lower Wonga Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Lower Wonga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°06′19″S 152°28′16″E / 26.10528°S 152.47111°ECoordinates: 26°06′19″S 152°28′16″E / 26.10528°S 152.47111°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 498 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Lower Wonga is a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Lower Wonga had a population of 498 people.[1]
Geography
The locality is predominantly flat cleared freehold land (80-100 metres above sea level) used for grazing, apart from an unnamed peak of 450 metres in the far south-west of the locality. Widgee Creek (a tributary of the Mary River) meanders from south to north through the east part of the locality.[3]
The Wide Bay Highway passes from east to west through the northern part of the locality.[3]
History
Wonga State School opened on 27 January 1914 and was renamed Wonga Lower State School in 1918. The school closed in 1968.[4] The school building was relocated to Queen's Park in Gympie where it was used for Scout Cubs.[5]
Solar farm
In April 2017, a company SolarQ has announced plans to build the Lower Wonga Solar Farm, a photovoltaic power station. If the project achieves its final configuration of 3 million solar panels capable of powering about 315,000 homes, it would become Australia's largest solar power station.[6]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lower Wonga (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Lower Wonga (entry 46355)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "Fascinating Find: Lower Wonga School" (PDF). Gympie Gold Mining & Historical Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ↑ Atkinson, Bruce (19 April 2017). "Queensland company lodges plan to build Australia's biggest solar farm near Gympie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2017.