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Bororen
Queensland
Bororen General Store and Post Office.jpg
Local store and post office agency on the Bruce Highway
Bororen is located in Queensland
Bororen
Bororen
Location in Queensland
Population 399 (2021 census)
 • Density 1.2058/km2 (3.123/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4678
Area 330.9 km2 (127.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 13.3 km (8 mi) NNW of Miriam Vale
  • 37.2 km (23 mi) S of Tannum Sands
  • 55.0 km (34 mi) SSE of Gladstone CBD
  • 485 km (301 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s) Gladstone Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Localities around Bororen:
Iveragh Foreshores Rodds Bay
Boynedale Bororen Eurimbula
Boyne Valley Colosseum Miriam Vale
Mount Tom

Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.

Geography

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).

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 / -24.2429; 151.4967 (Bororen railway station)), and exits to the north (Foreshores).

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 / -24.2166; 151.4333 (Boondilla (neighbourhood))).

History

Street scene in Bororen in the Gladstone district ca. 1930f
Street scene in Bororen in the Gladstone district ca. 1930

The name Bororen means old man kangaroo.

Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.

Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.

Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931. It was on Bates Road (approx 24°13′05″S 151°31′50″E / 24.2181°S 151.5305°E / -24.2181; 151.5305 (Turkey Road State School (former))).

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 / -24.244685; 151.4964 (Bororen Catholic Church)).

Bororen Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 21 October 1923. It has been demolished.

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 / -24.243016; 151.496029 (Bororen War Memorial)). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 417 people.

In the 2016 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 398 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.

Education

Front office - original school building, Bororen State School, 2020
Front office (original school building), Bororen State School, 2020

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 / -24.2443; 151.4919 (Bororen State School)). 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). 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).

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.

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