Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.

Geography

The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town, and exits to the north (Foreshores).

The North Coast railway line also enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town which is served by the Bororen railway station (24°14′34″S 151°29′48″E/24.2429°S 151.4967°E/ -24.2429; 151.4967(Bororen railway station)), and exits to the north (Foreshores).

Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (24°13′00″S 151°26′00″E/24.2166°S 151.4333°E/ -24.2166; 151.4333(Boondilla (neighbourhood))).

History

Street scene in Bororen in the Gladstone district ca. 1930

The name Bororen means old man kangaroo.

Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.

Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.

Turkey Road State School opened in 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931. It was on Bates Road (approx 24°13′05″S 151°31′50″E/24.2181°S 151.5305°E/ -24.2181; 151.5305(Turkey Road State School (former))).

Bororen Anglican Church opened on 2 July 1931. It closed in 2015 and the building was later removed from the site. It was at 17 Dougall Street (24°14′41″S 151°29′47″E/24.244685°S 151.4964°E/ -24.244685; 151.4964(Bororen Catholic Church)).

Bororen Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 21 October 1923. It has been demolished.

In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (24°14′35″S 151°29′46″E/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.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 417 people.

In the 2016 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 398 people.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.

Education

Front office (original school building), Bororen State School, 2020

Bororen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Kent Street (24°14′39″S 151°29′31″E/24.2443°S 151.4919°E/ -24.2443; 151.4919(Bororen State School)). 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). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Bororen. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Miriam Vale to the south-east and Tannum Sands State High School (to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north.

Further reading

  • Bororen State School (2000), , The School

External links

Media related to Bororen at Wikimedia Commons

  • . Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. —includes Bororen
  • . Queensland Government. 1973.