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

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

Mooloo has the following heritage sites:

  • Mooloo Road: Mooloo Hall[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mooloo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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

  • 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


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