Wangan, Queensland

Wangan is a town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Wangan had a population of 612 people.^[1]

Wangan Queensland
Mundoo State School at Wangan, 2023
Wangan
Coordinates	17.5738°S 146.0102°E / -17.5738; 146.0102 (Wangan (town centre))
Population	612 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	185.5/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	7.4 km (5 mi) SSW of Innisfail 94.6 km (59 mi) S of Cairns 256 km (159 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,608 km (999 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Localities around Wangan: Bamboo Creek Mundoo Mundoo Currajah Wangan Stockton Currajah Currajah Stockton

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west by the south branch of Bamboo Creek and to the south-east by Scheu Creek. The town is central within the locality. Outside of the town, the land is used for crop-growing, predominately sugarcane.^[4]

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-east (Stockton), passes along the western edge of the town, and exits to the north-east (Mundoo).^[4] The Wangan railway station on the North Coast line is now abandoned (17.5753°S 146.0139°E / -17.5753; 146.0139 (Wangan railway station)).^[5]

There is a network of cane tramways through the locality for transporting the harvested sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill. The Currajah railway siding (17.5783°S 146.0060°E / -17.5783; 146.0060 (Currajah railway siding)) in on this network.^[6]

History

Mundoo Provisional School opened on 5 August 1895. It became Mundoo State School on 1 January 1909.^[7]

St Paul's Catholic Church was built in 1956 from timber. It later closed. It was in Meyer Street (approx 17.576784°S 146.009527°E / -17.576784; 146.009527 (St Paul's Catholic Church (former))).^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Wangan had a population of 641 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Wangan had a population of 612 people.^[1]

Education

Mundoo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 100 Cardier Road (17.5667°S 146.0112°E / -17.5667; 146.0112 (Mundoo State School)) on the boundary with neighbouring Mundoo.^[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 25 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).^[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).^[13] In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 47 students.^[14]

There are no secondary schools in Wangan. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north.^[4]

Community groups

The East Palmerston branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Currajah Hotel in Grima Street.^[15]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wangan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Wangan – town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 36449)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
3. "Wangan – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45766)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
5. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
6. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
8. Blake, Thom. "St Paul's Catholic Church". Queensland Religious Places. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wangan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
11. "Mundoo State School". Mundoo State School. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
12. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
13. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
14. "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Mundoo State School. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
15. "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

External links

• "Wangan". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• "Town map of Wangan". Queensland Government. 1979.