| Type: | suburb |
| Wongawallan | |
| City: | Gold Coast |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.888°N 153.2375°W |
| Alternative Location Map: | Australia Gold Coast |
| Pop: | 1415 |
| Postcode: | 4210 |
| Area: | 32.9 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 12.9 |
| Dir1: | NE |
| Location1: | Tamborine Mountain |
| Dist2: | 13.2 |
| Dir2: | SW |
| Location2: | Upper Coomera |
| Dist3: | 24.4 |
| Dir3: | NW |
| Location3: | Southport |
| Dist4: | 27.7 |
| Dir4: | NW |
| Location4: | Surfers Paradise |
| Dist5: | 67.8 |
| Dir5: | SE |
| Location5: | Brisbane CBD |
| Lga: | City of Gold Coast |
| Stategov2: | Theodore |
| Fedgov: | Forde |
| Near-N: | Kingsholme |
| Near-Ne: | Willowvale |
| Near-E: | Upper Coomera |
| Near-Se: | Maudsland |
| Near-S: | Gunanaba |
| Near-Sw: | Tamborine Mountain |
| Near-W: | Cedar Creek |
| Near-Nw: | Cedar Creek |
Wongawallan is a rural locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Wongawallan had a population of 1,415 people.
Wongawallan is mountainous terrain with most farming and residential development occurring the creek valleys. The hilltops are largely undeveloped.
Mount Wongawallan is a mountain in the north-east of the locality (-27.8672°N 153.255°W) rising to above sea level.[2]
The main creeks are Wongawallan Creek and Tamborine Creek. Tamborine Creek joins Wongawallan creek at -27.8997°N 153.25°W close to Welch Pioneer Park.[3] Wongawallan Creek is a tributary of the Coomera River; their confluence is in neighbouring Maudsland.
The Tamborine-Oxenford Road is the main road to and through the locality.
The area was originally named Mount Goulburn after Henry Goulburn by surveyor Dixon. However, later it was renamed Wongawallan, believed to be an Aboriginal word where wonga means pigeon and walla means water.[4]
However, it has been claimed that it was named after an Aboriginal man nicknamed "Peter" who killed John Wilkinson, a settler, at Wongawallan Creek in 1876.,[5] but contemporaneous newspaper reports of the death of Wilkinson only refer to the Aboriginal man as "Peter".[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
The Fox and Hounds Country Inn opened its doors in 2007. The inn is an English-inspired pub and restaurant, containing both English and Irish bar areas, as well as a beer garden and upstairs suite. Much of the inn’s internal fittings, furnishings and memorabilia came from the 18th-century Sussex Arms Hotel in Tunbridge Wells, in the United Kingdom. The pub also hosts a number of regular and local events, and bookings can be made for private dinners and functions.[12]
In the, Wongawallan had a population of 1,103 people.
In the, Wongawallan had a population of 1,273 people.
In the, Wongawallan had a population of 1,415 people.
There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Wongawallan, including:
There are no schools in Wongawallan. The nearest government primary schools are Highlands Reserve State School and Upper Coomera State College, both in neighbouring Upper Coomera to the east, and Tamborine Mountain State School in neighbouring Tamborine Mountain to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Upper Coomera State College in neighbouring Upper Coomera to the east and Tamborine Mountain State High School in neighbouring Tamborine Mountain to the south-east.
There are a number of parks in the locality, including: