Toogoolawah | |||||||||||||
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  Toogoolawah | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:27°05′07″S152°22′33″E / 27.0852°S 152.3758°E /-27.0852; 152.3758 (Toogoolawah (town centre)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 43.4 km2 (16.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,200 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 27.6/km2 (71.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4313 | ||||||||||||
| County | Cavendish | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Biarra | ||||||||||||
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Toogoolawah (/tuːˈɡuːləwə/too-GOO-lə-wə) is a rural town andlocality in theSomerset Region,Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the2021 census, Toogoolawah had a population of 1,200 people.[2]
Toogoolawah is inSouth East Queensland. Toogoolawah is a centre forgliding andparachuting and in the past the centre of adairying industry. Cressbrook Creek, a tributary of theBrisbane River, passes through the town as does theBrisbane Valley Highway.
The district was originally known asCressbrook after theCressbrook Station operated byJames Henry McConnel [Wikidata]. The town took its present nameToogoolawah from its former railway station, which was named in November 1903 using the nameTugulawah proposed by McConnel, the name of the McConnel's residence atBulimba,Brisbane (now known asBulimba House).[3] McConnel had originally suggested the nameBakewell after a village inDerbyshire, for the new town and railway station, but the Queensland Railways Department wanted to use anAboriginal name.[citation needed]
Toogoolawah is derived from the Aboriginal words "dhoo" (a generic term for tree) and "goo/lawa", meaning "crescent shaped" or "bent like acrescent moon". The name probably referred to a tree with a deformed trunk which stood on the site in Bulimba, rather than to the supposed shape outlined by the Brisbane River as it rounds Bulimba Point, as has been alleged.[citation needed]
Cressbrook Provisional School was operating in 1881 but closed in 1882 due to low student numbers; its opening date is unknown.[5][6]
What is now Toogoolawah town was surveyed privately when Cressbrook estate was subdivided and sold asdairy farms in 1904. The town plan was not registered with the survey office until 1 June 1909. The extension of theBrisbane Valley railway line fromEsk to the new town (18.69 kilometres or 11.61 miles) was opened on 8 February 1904.
A Toogoolawah receiving office was opened in June 1904 and was elevated topost office status in July 1905.
Toogoolawah Provisional School opened on 30 May 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Toogoolawah State School. A secondary department was added on 28 January 1975 until a separate high school opened on 25 January 1988.[6]
On Monday 10 September 1906,St Andrew's Anglican Church Hall was opened in Toogoolwah byArchbishopSt Clair Donaldson.[7] On Sunday 12 May 1912,St Andrew's Anglican Church was dedicated by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson.[8]
Acondensed milk factory was built shortly after the railway station was opened. The factory was closed in 1929, afterNestlé moved all its condensed milk production toVictoria, resulting in the town's population decreasing by half.[9]
The Toogoolawah War Memorial commemorates those who served inWorld War I. Unlike most war memorials that were erected after the war, the Toogoolawah memorial was unveiled during the war on 31 March 1917 by the Rev. Chaplain Merrington.[10][11]
On 20 October 1940, a church building was relocated to Toogoolawah to reopen in Gardner Street North as the Cornerstone Lutheran Church (27°05′17″S152°22′45″E / 27.08794°S 152.37923°E /-27.08794; 152.37923 (Cornerstone Lutheran Church)).[12] It was formerly the Bethlehem Lutheran Church inJeebropilly, which opened on 20 April 1898, closing circa 1938.[13][14]
Toogoolawah State High School opened on 25 January 1988, replacing the secondary department attached to Toogoolawah State School.[6]
Toogoolawah Library had a major refurbishment in 2006.[15]
Toogoolawah was partially cut off by flooding as a result of the2010–2011 Queensland floods.[16]
In the2011 census, the locality of Toogoolawah had a population of 1,162 people.[17]
In the2016 census, Toogoolawah had a population of 1,279 people.[18]
In the2021 census, Toogoolawah had a population of 1,200 people.[2]
Toogoolawah has a number ofheritage-listed sites, including:
TheSomerset Regional Council operate a public library at Gunyah Street.[24]
There are threepubs in Toogoolawah, all situated on the main road.
Toogoolawah State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at Gardner Street (27°05′30″S152°22′45″E / 27.0917°S 152.3792°E /-27.0917; 152.3792 (Toogoolawah State School)).[25][26][27] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 171 students with 16 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).[28]
Toogoolawah State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 76 Old Mount Beppo Road (27°06′09″S152°23′18″E / 27.1026°S 152.3883°E /-27.1026; 152.3883 (Toogoolawah State High School)).[25][29] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 267 students with 33 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[28] Brisbane Valley Cluster Special Education Program is a primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 12) special education program at Toogoolawah State High School at 76 Old Mount Beppo Road (27°06′09″S152°23′18″E / 27.1026°S 152.3883°E /-27.1026; 152.3883 (Brisbane Valley Cluster – Special Education Program)).[25][30]
Toogoolawah is home to a fun-jumping and tandem skydiving centre.[31]
Toogoolawah featured onthe third season ofThe Mole in 2002.[32][33]
