Woolooga

Woolooga
Queensland
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The main street of Woolooga, showing the general store, with the pub and community hall around the bend.
Woolooga is located in Queensland
Woolooga
Coordinates 26°03′0″S 152°24′0″E / 26.05000°S 152.40000°E / -26.05000; 152.40000Coordinates: 26°03′0″S 152°24′0″E / 26.05000°S 152.40000°E / -26.05000; 152.40000
Population 319[1]
Established 1910
Postcode(s) 4570
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State/territory electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Wide Bay

Woolooga is a town in the Wide Bay region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Gympie Region local government area, 221 kilometres (137 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Woolooga and the surrounding rural area had a population of 319.[1]

Woolooga was affected by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. A 2-metre (6.6 ft) wall of water rushed through the town, inundating the public hall and the pub.[2] The general store was also severely damaged by the flood.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Woolooga (Kilkivan Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  2. ^ "Western areas hit with record rain". Gympie Times. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  3. ^ Harch, Christine (19 January 2011). "Spirit not dampened by floods". Gympie Times. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
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