Waterloo, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Waterloo
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.7463°N 151.99°W
Pop:171
Postcode:4673
Area:124.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:34.7
Dir1:N
Location1:Gin Gin
Dist2:37.2
Dir2:SE
Location2:Rosedale
Dist3:43
Dir3:NW
Location3:Bundaberg
Dist4:394
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Bundaberg Region
Stategov:Burnett
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Watalgan
Near-Ne:Mullett Creek
Near-E:Yandaran
Near-Se:Abbotsford
Near-S:Abbotsford
Near-Sw:Monduran
Near-W:Monduran
Near-Nw:Rosedale

Waterloo is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Waterloo had a population of 171 people.

Geography

The northwest of the locality is in the Littabella National Park which extends into neighbouring Rosedale and Monduran. A small part of southwest of the locality is in the Monduran State Forest which extends into Monduran.

History

Waterloo State School opened circa 1937 and closed in 1955. It was on Walterloo Hall Road .[2]

Demographics

In the, Waterloo had a population of 145 people.

In the, Waterloo had a population of 171 people.

Education

There are no schools in Waterloo. The nearest government primary schools are Yandaran State School in neighbouring Yandaran to the east and Winfield State School in Winfield to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Rosedale State School in neighbouring Rosedale to the north-west, Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North to the south-east, and Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the south.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2017.
  2. Web site: 1947 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m159 . 12 November 2024 . . Map.
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 12 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.