Woolooga Queensland |
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The main street of Woolooga, showing the general store, with the pub and community hall around the bend.
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Coordinates | 26°03′0″S 152°24′0″E / 26.05000°S 152.40000°ECoordinates: 26°03′0″S 152°24′0″E / 26.05000°S 152.40000°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 274 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1910 | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||
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Woolooga is a town and locality in the Wide Bay region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Gympie Region local government area, 221 kilometres (137 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2011 census, Woolooga had a population of 274 people.
The town is located in the south of the locality. The railway line from Theebine to Nanango passes from the east to the south-west through the locality, but the line is no longer operating The town was served by the Woolooga railway station (26°03′01″S 152°23′33″E / 26.05028°S 152.39250°E) while the eastern part was served by the Boowoogum railway station (26°01′30″S 152°25′16″E / 26.02500°S 152.42111°E).
The Wide Bay Creek meanders from the south-west of the locality to the east.
Woolooga railway station was named in 1886 by the Queensland Railways Department and subsequently became used as the town and locality name. It is reported to be an Aboriginal word from the Kabi language with wului meaning smoke and tha meaning ground/place.