Gogango | |||||||||||||
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 Buildings in Wills Street, Gogango: rural fire brigade shed (left) and community hall (right) | |||||||||||||
  Gogango | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:23°40′00″S150°02′32″E / 23.6666°S 150.0422°E /-23.6666; 150.0422 (Gogango (town centre)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 791.9 km2 (305.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 184 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2324/km2 (0.6018/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4702 | ||||||||||||
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Gogango is a rural town andlocality in theRockhampton Region,Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the2021 census, the locality of Gogango had a population of 184 people.[2]
Gogango is inCentral Queensland. TheCapricorn Highway traverses the south of the locality passing through the town which is situated in the south-east corner of the locality. TheCentral Western railway line also traverses the south of the locality mostly parallel and to the immediate north of the highway.[5] The town is serviced by Gogango railway station (23°39′55″S150°02′25″E / 23.6653°S 150.0404°E /-23.6653; 150.0404 (Gogango railway station)), while Grantleigh railway station (23°42′05″S149°59′42″E / 23.7013°S 149.9951°E /-23.7013; 149.9951 (Grantleigh railway station)) serves the south-west of the locality.[6][7][8]
TheFitzroy River flows from west to east through the centre of the locality. Gogango Creek flows from south to north through the town and is a tributary of the Fitzroy River.[5]
The principal land use is farming, mostly grazing cattle.[9]
Goganjo Provisional School opened in 1874 but closed circa 1878. In 1888 it renamed under the name Gogango Provisional School (note change of spelling) becoming Gogango State School on 1 January 1909.[10]
On 29 November 1950, the Gogango Hall held an Ambulance Ball. People fromWestwood,Mt Morgan andRockhampton attended.
In the2010-11 Queensland floods theFitzroy River which passes through the area of Gogango rose to 28 metres. Gogango Creek also flooded, stopping traffic on theCapricorn Highway.[citation needed]
The Capricorn Highway was also flooded for more than 12 hours in January 2013.[citation needed]
In February 2015,Cyclone Marcia caused heavy rainfall which led to Gogango Creek rising over the highway.[citation needed]
In the2011 census,the locality of Gogango and the surrounding areas had a population of 310 people.[11]
In the2016 census, the locality of Gogango had a population of 111 people.[12]
In the2021 census, the locality of Gogango had a population of 184 people.[2]
Rookwood Weir is located on theFitzroy River in the Gogango area, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the township. The weir will hold around 80 thousand megalitres. The Weir will be built over 2 stages, The first stage will be 17 metres high and the second stage will be 0.5 metre, With a complete height of 17.5 meters, inundating 1,930 hectares.[13]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[14]
There are a number of airstrips in the locality, all of them associated with the homesteads:
Gogango State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 10 Wills Street (23°39′53″S150°02′40″E / 23.6647°S 150.0444°E /-23.6647; 150.0444 (Gogango State School)).[16][17] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 9 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 7 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[18]
There is no secondary school in Gogango. The nearest state secondary school isRockhampton State High School inWandal inRockhampton to the north-east. A school bus service is available.[9]
Dunphy Park is at the corner of Third Street and Wills Street (23°39′59″S150°02′28″E / 23.6665°S 150.0412°E /-23.6665; 150.0412 (Dunphy Park)). It has picnic tables and shade areas.[19]
There is a community hall where the Gogango Honour Roll is displayed.[20]
There is a volunteer rural fire brigade.[21]
