Waterloo, Queensland

Waterloo Queensland
Waterloo
Coordinates	24.7463°S 151.99°E / -24.7463; 151.99 (Waterloo (centre of locality))
Population	171 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	1.378/km^2 (3.569/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4673
Area	124.1 km^2 (47.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	34.7 km (22 mi) N of Gin Gin 37.2 km (23 mi) SE of Rosedale 43 km (27 mi) NW of Bundaberg 394 km (245 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)	Burnett
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Waterloo: Rosedale Watalgan Mullett Creek Monduran Waterloo Yandaran Monduran Abbotsford Abbotsford

Waterloo is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Waterloo had a population of 171 people.^[1]

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.^[3]

History

Waterloo State School opened circa 1937 and closed in 1955.^[4] It was on Walterloo Hall Road (24.7467°S 152.0063°E / -24.7467; 152.0063 (Waterloo State School (former))).^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Waterloo had a population of 145 people.^[6]

In the 2021 census, Waterloo had a population of 171 people.^[1]

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.^[7]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Waterloo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Waterloo – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44808)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
5. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m159" (Map). Queensland Government. 1947. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Waterloo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2024.