Durong, Queensland
| Durong Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Burrandowan Station Homestead, 2001 | |||||||||||||||
  Durong | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°23′00″S 151°16′01″E / 26.3833°S 151.2669°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 226 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.4041/km2 (1.0467/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 559.2 km2 (215.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
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Durong is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Durong had a population of 226 people.[1]
Geography
The Chinchilla – Wondai Road (State Route 82) passes through from south-west to east, while the Mundubbera – Durong Road (State Route 75) enters from the north and terminates in a T-intersection with State Route 82.[3]
History
Durong Provisional School opened on 3 September 1923. On 7 November 1927 it became Durong State School. The school closed briefly in 1928 due to low student numbers.[4]
Durong South State School opened on 24 May 1925.[4]
The closure of Boondooma State School in 1968 enabled Durong State School to be renamed Boondooma State School in 1970. It closed on December 1999.[4]
The Durong library opened in 1991.[5]
In the 2011 census, Durong had a population of 355 people.[6]
Heritage listings
Durong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Kingaroy Road: Burrandowan Station Homestead[7]
Facilities
The South Burnett Regional Council operates a public library at the Durong Hall, 8940 Wondai-Chinchilla Road.[8]
Education
Durong South State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 10463 Mundubbera Durong Road (26°23′32″S 151°14′38″E / 26.3923°S 151.2440°E).[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 19 students with 5 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[11]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Durong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Durong – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46286)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Durong, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-2017" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Durong (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Burrandowan Station Homestead (entry 600648)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Durong Library". Public Libraries Connect. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Durong South State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
External links
Media related to Durong, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons