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Moorland is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Moorland had a population of 270 people.[1]

Moorland
Queensland
Moorland
Coordinates24.7636°S 152.2075°E / -24.7636; 152.2075 (Moorland (centre of locality))
Population270 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.70/km2 (14.75/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area47.4 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Moorland:
Avondale Moore Park Beach Moore Park Beach
Avondale Moorland Welcome Creek
Avondale Bucca Meadowvale

Geography


The locality is bounded to the west by Kolan River, to the north by Booyan Road, to the east in party by Vecellios Road and the North Coast railway line, and to the south by Rosedale Road.[3]

The district once known as North Kolan (or Kolan North) spans Moorland and neighbouring Bucca to the south.[4][5]


History


Greenwood Provisional School opened on 15 February 1886. In 1899 it was renamed Moorland Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Moorland State School. It closed on 31 March 1931, but reopened on 26 August 1946. On 31 December 1964 it closed, but reopened on 24 January 1966. It closed permanently on 31 October 1975.[6] The school was located on Moorland Road (approx 24.73645°S 152.1827°E / -24.73645; 152.1827 (Moorland State School (former))).[7][3]

In the 2016 census Moorland had a population of 270 people.[1]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moorland (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Moorland – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44750)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "North Kolan – parish in Bundaberg Region (entry 24671)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. "Kolan North – unbounded locality in the Bundaberg Region (entry 18389)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Parish of North Kolan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1972. Retrieved 8 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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