Bororen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 24°14′40″S 151°29′43″E / 24.2444°S 151.4952°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 399 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4678 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 330.9 km2 (127.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[4]
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).[5]
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°14′34″S 151°29′48″E / 24.2429°S 151.4967°E),[6] and exits to the north (Foreshores).[5]
Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (24°13′00″S 151°26′00″E / 24.2166°S 151.4333°E).[7]
The name Bororen means old man kangaroo.[8]
Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.[9]
Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.[10][11][8]
Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931.[12] It was on Bates Road (approx 24°13′05″S 151°31′50″E / 24.2181°S 151.5305°E).[13]
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°14′41″S 151°29′47″E / 24.244685°S 151.4964°E).[14][15]
Bororen Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 21 October 1923.[16] It has been demolished.[17]
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). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.[18]
In the 2011 census, Bororen had a population of 417 people.[19]
In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[4]
Bororen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Kent Street (24°14′39″S 151°29′31″E / 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.[5]