Bororen is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[1]
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![]() Local store and post office agency on the Bruce Highway | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 24.2444°S 151.4952°E / -24.2444; 151.4952 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 398 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.2028/km2 (3.115/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4678 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 330.9 km2 (127.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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The Bruce Highway passes through both the town and the locality.
Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.[4]
Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.[5][6]
Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931.[7]
In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (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.[8]
In the 2011 census, Bororen had a population of 417 people.[9]
In the 2016 census, Bororen had a population of 398 people.[1]
Bororen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Kent Street (24.2443°S 151.4919°E / -24.2443; 151.4919 (Bororen State School)).[10][11] 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).[12]
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Towns, suburbs and localities in the Gladstone Region, Queensland | |
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