Mooloo, Queensland

Coordinates: 26°17′55″S 152°36′50″E / 26.2986°S 152.6138°E / -26.2986; 152.6138 (Mooloo (centre of locality))
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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))
Population146 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.27/km2 (16.23/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area23.3 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
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

Mooloo is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mooloo had a population of 146 people.[1]

History[edit]

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]

In the 2016 census Mooloo had a population of 146 people.[1]

Heritage listings[edit]

Mooloo has the following heritage sites:

  • Mooloo Road: Mooloo Hall[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooloo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  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. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Mooloo Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

Further reading[edit]

  • 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