Mooloo is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mooloo had a population of 171 people.[1]

Mooloo
Queensland
Mooloo is located in Queensland
Mooloo
Mooloo
Coordinates26°17′55″S 152°36′50″E / 26.2986°S 152.6138°E / -26.2986; 152.6138 (Mooloo (centre of locality))
Population171 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density7.34/km2 (19.01/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area23.3 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Mooloo:
Langshaw Pie Creek McIntosh Creek
Langshaw Mooloo Calico Creek
Amamoor Creek Amamoor Creek Amamoor Creek

History

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Mooloo Provisional School opened in 1919. In 1922, it became Mooloo State School. It closed on 10 August 1962.[3] It was at approx 712 Mooloo Road (26°18′07″S 152°36′32″E / 26.3019°S 152.6089°E / -26.3019; 152.6089 (Mooloo State School (former))).[4][5]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Mooloo had a population of 146 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Mooloo had a population of 171 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Mooloo has the following heritage sites:

  • Mooloo Hall, Mooloo Road[7]

Education

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There are no schools in Mooloo. The nearest government primary schools are Gympie South State School in Southside to the north and Dagun State School in Dagun to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Gympie State High School and James Nash State High School, both in Gympie to the north-east. There are also a number of non-government schools in Gympie and its suburbs.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mooloo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Mooloo – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46363)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooloo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  7. ^ "Mooloo Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

Further reading

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  • Scougall, J. (1985). Gympie South & district schools : 75th anniversary. Gympie South State School – via State Library of Queensland. — includes other schools including Calico Creek, Lagoon Pocket, Pie Creek, Langshaw (Eel Creek), Mooloo (Mooloo Road), Warrawee, Glastonbury, Scrubby Creek, and Greendale