Walloon, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids WalloonIpswich, Queensland |
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Elm Street, Walloon, 2015
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 Walloon
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 1,588 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 86.30/km2 (223.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4306 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ipswich West | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Walloon is a town and rural residential locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Walloon had a population of 1,588 people.
History
The origin of the suburb name is from the Romanic-speaking inhabitants of Belgium known as the Walloons.
Walloon State School opened in 1877.
The Babies of Walloon
On Saturday 21 April 1891, sisters Bridget Kate and Mary Jane Broderick (aged 9 and 6 respectively) were drowned in a waterhole near their home in Walloon. Poet Henry Lawson wrote a poem called The Babies of Walloon based on their deaths. In 2006, a sculpture depicting the Broderick sisters playing was unveiled in the Henry Lawson Bicentennial Park in Walloon. In 2015, a new headstone was erected of the children's grave in Ipswich General Cemetery.
Transport
Walloon railway station provides Queensland Rail City network services to Rosewood, Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.
Education
Walloon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Karrabin-Rosewood Road (27°36′20″S 152°39′47″E / 27.6056°S 152.6631°E). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 234 students with 19 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.
There is no secondary school in the Walloon. The nearest government secondary schools are Ipswich State High School in Brassall, Ipswich, to the east and Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the south-west.
Images for kids
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Walloon Shopping Village, 2008
