Windermere
Queensland
Windermere Mill with the Hummock in the background, 1907
Windermere is located in Queensland
Windermere
Windermere
Coordinates24°51′37″S 152°26′02″E / 24.8602°S 152.4338°E / -24.8602; 152.4338 (Windermere (centre of locality))
Population184 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density15.33/km2 (39.71/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Hinkler
Localities around Windermere:
Qunaba Qunaba Bargara
Kalkie
Rubyanna
Ashfield		 Windermere Innes Park
Woongarra Woongarra Woongarra

Windermere is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Windermere had a population of 184 people.[1]

Geography

Pemberton is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (24°52′00″S 152°27′00″E / 24.8666°S 152.45°E / -24.8666; 152.45 (Pemberton)).[3]

History

Windermere State School opened on 1922 and closed on circa 1942.[4]

Barolin Provisional School opened in 1884. On 1 November 1886 it became Barolin State School. It closed in 1974.[4] It was located 14 School Lane (24°52′02″S 152°26′48″E / 24.8672°S 152.4467°E / -24.8672; 152.4467 (Barolin State School)) on the north-west corner of its intersection with Elliott Heads Road.[5][6][7][8]

In 1995 the Coral Coast Christian Church congregation was established from the Bundaberg Baptist Church. In 2000 the church building was erected.[9]

In the 2016 census Windermere had a population of 184 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Windermere has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Amenities

Coral Coast Christian Church is at 596 Windermere Road (24°50′57″S 152°27′42″E / 24.8491°S 152.4617°E / -24.8491; 152.4617 (Coral Coast Christian Church)).[11][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Windermere (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Windermere – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44811)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Pemberton – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 39312)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Barolin State School and Shelter" (PDF). Bundaberg Local Heritage Register. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b "CCCC". Coral Coast Christian Church. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Sunnyside Sugar Plantation (former) Remains (entry 601700)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Coral Coast Christian Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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Towns, suburbs and localities in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland
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