Wooloowin, Queensland

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{GeoGroup}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Wooloowin | city = Brisbane | state = qld | image = Wooloowin State School, 1914.JPG | caption = Wooloowin State School, 2011 | alternative_location_map = Australia Queensland metropolitan Brisbane | pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan Brisbane | coordinates = {{coord|-27.4197|153.0416|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Wooloowin (centre of suburb)}} | local_map = yes | zoom = 12 | pop = 4029 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/> | established = | postcode = 4030 | area = 1.1 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 6.1  | dir1 = NNE | location1 = Brisbane CBD | dist2 = | dir2 = | location2 = | dist3 = | dir3 = | location3 = | dist4 = | dir4 = | location4 = | lga = City of Brisbane<br />(Hamilton Ward)<ref name="HamiltonWard">{{cite web|title=Hamilton Ward|url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/hamilton-ward|website=Brisbane City Council|access-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312052517/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-strategy/councillors-wards/hamilton-ward|archive-date=12 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | stategov = Clayfield | fedgov = Brisbane | near-n = Kalinga | near-ne = Kalinga | near-e = Clayfield | near-se = Clayfield | near-s = Albion | near-sw = Lutwyche | near-w = Lutwyche | near-nw = Kedron }} '''Wooloowin''' ({{IPAc-en|'|w|ʊ|l|ə|w|ə|n}} {{respell|WUU|lə|wən}}) is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|50320|Wooloowin|suburb in City of Brisbane|accessdate=26 December 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Wooloowin had a population of 4,029 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

== Geography == Wooloowin is an inner-north suburb of Brisbane, Australia located approximately 5–6 km north of the city's central business district.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

== History == The origin of the suburb's name has been attributed to either the local Indigenous Australian term for a pigeon or the term for a species of fish.<ref name="qpnl" /> It was the home of Brisbane's first Resident Judge, Alfred Lutwyche, who lived in Kedron Lodge.<ref name=":0" />

Holy Cross Primary School opened in 1889.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>

A stump-capping ceremony for Wooloowin Methodist Church was held on Saturday 30 November 1901. The site was on Old Sandgate Road at the junction with Bayview Terrace (now 170 Bonney Avenue).<ref>{{cite news|date=29 November 1901|title=Wooloowin Methodist Church|page=3 (SECOND EDITION)|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=9,057|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173365785|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=12 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911194008/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173365785|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=2 December 1901|title=Eagle Junction Methodists.|page=2|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=9,059|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173374413|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=12 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911194009/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173374413|url-status=live}}</ref> While the church was being built, it was destroyed by a cyclone in January 1901.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 January 1902|title=LUTWYCHE AND WOOLOOWIN.|page=5|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=9,096|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173566031|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=12 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911194201/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173566031|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=16 January 1902|title=IN AND AROUND BRISBANE.|volume=LVIII|page=6|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=13,732|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19163716|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=12 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911194058/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19163716|url-status=live}}</ref> The church was re-built and opened on Sunday 13 April 1902 by Reverend Robert Stewart, President of the Queensland Methodist Conference.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 April 1902|title=Wooloowin Methodists|page=3 (SECOND EDITION)|newspaper=The Telegraph|issue=9,172|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173976286|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=12 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911194058/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173976286|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1975 Wooloowin Methodist Church amalgamated with Eagle Junction Congregational Church (at 211 Bonney Avenue, Clayfield) to form the Bonney Avenue Cooperative Parish. Following the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it was renamed Clayfield Uniting Church and decided to operate exclusively from the site of the Wooloowin Methodist Church. The Eagle Junction Congregational Church and its adjacent hall at 5 Norman Parade into private ownership;<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Clayfield Uniting Church |url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/directory/1698-clayfield-uniting-church |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911194058/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/directory/1698-clayfield-uniting-church |archive-date=11 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=Churches Australia |language=en}}</ref> both buildings still exist and are listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eagle Junction Uniting Church - Former|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/324-eagle-junction-uniting-church-former|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911194059/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/324-eagle-junction-uniting-church-former}}</ref><ref>{{Cite BrisbaneHR|515|Congregational Church & Hall (former)|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> The foundation stone of the current Clayfield Uniting Church building was laid on Sunday 2 March 1986 by Reverend Leslie Tiplin Vickery and it was opened and dedicated on 5 April 1987 by Reverend Barry Dangerfield.<ref name=":1" />

Wooloowin State School opened on 15 September 1914.<ref name="qfhs" />

Kedron State High School opened on 23 January 1956.<ref name="qfhs" />

Kalinga was a residential district within Wooloowin. On 16 October 2015, Kalinga was officially gazetted as a suburb, having been excised from Wooloowin.<ref name="qpnlk">{{cite QPN|49667|Kalinga|suburb in City of Brisbane|access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref>

== Demographics == In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Wooloowin had a population of 5,942 people.<ref name=Census2011>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31811 |name=Wooloowin (State Suburb)|access-date=16 February 2014|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Wooloowin had a population of 3,938 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33179|name=Wooloowin (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Wooloowin had a population of 4,029 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33149|name=Wooloowin (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Heritage listings == [[Image:Kedron Lodge Queensland.gjm.JPG|thumb|Kedron Lodge, original residence of Justice Lutwyche.]]Wooloowin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

* 54 Adamson Street: San Michelle (house, also known as Nanteos)<ref name="BHR1856">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1856|San Michelle|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 76 Adamson Street: Interwar flats<ref name="BHR1857">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1857|76 Adamson Street, Wooloowin|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 81 Adamson Street: D Juan (house)<ref name="BHR1858">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1858|D Juan|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 109 Adamson Street: Shop<ref name="BHR1859">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1859|Shop|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 42 Bridge Street: former Albion Fire Station<ref>{{cite QHR|17052|Albion Fire Station (former)|602246|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> * 60 Bridge Street: Holy Cross Laundry<ref>{{cite QHR|15134|Holy Cross Laundry|600359|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> * 60 Bridge Street: Sisters of Mercy Convent<ref name="BHR1872">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1872|Sisters of Mercy Convent|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 28 Chalk Street: former Holy Cross Catholic Church<ref name="BHR1862">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1862|Holy Cross Catholic Church (former)|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 5 Dickson Street: Shop & residence (also known as Milton & Cameron's Cabinet Works)<ref name="BHR1863">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1863|Shop & Residence|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 20 Inwood Street: Cottage<ref name="BHR1864">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1864|20 Inwood Street, Wooloowin|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 22 Inwood Street: Cottage<ref name="BHR1865">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1865|22 Inwood Street, Wooloowin|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 31 Kedron Street: Sydney Villa<ref name="BHR1867">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1867|31 Kedron Street, Wooloowin|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 134 Kedron Park Road: Brisbane City Council Tramways Substation No. 8<ref>{{cite QHR|19530|Brisbane City Council Tramways Substation No. 8 (former)|602411|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> * 64 Kent Road: Clytha (house)<ref name="BHR1869">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1869|Clytha|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 45 Lisson Grove: Mornington (house)<ref name="BHR1881">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1881|Mornington|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 663 Lutwyche Road: Wooloowin State School<ref name="qhr">{{cite QHR|16326|Wooloowin State School|601565|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> * 33 Mcintyre Street: Victorian-era house<ref name="BHR1870">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1870|33 McIntyre Street, Wooloowin|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 108 Mclennan Street: Camden (house)<ref name="BHR1871">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1871|Camden|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 26 Oliver Street: Thurso (house)<ref name="BHR1875">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1875|Thurso|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 28 Oliver Street: Nelley (house)<ref name="BHR1876">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1876|Nelley|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 31 Rigby Street: Witherby (house)<ref name="BHR1877">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1877|Witherby|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 55 Rose Street: Eboracum (house)<ref name="BHR1878">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1878|Eboracum|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 63 Rose Street: Interwar-era house<ref name="BHR2541">{{cite BrisbaneHR|2541|63 Rose Street, Wooloowin|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 23 Stopford Street: Federation-era house<ref name="BHR1879">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1879|23 Stopford Street, Wooloowin|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 52 View Street: Federation-era house<ref name="BHR1880">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1880|52 View Street, Wooloowin|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> * 17 Wooloowin Avenue: Victorian-era house<ref name="BHR1882">{{cite BrisbaneHR|1882|17 Wooloowin Avenue Wooloowin|accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> Heritage sites formerly in Wooloowin but now in Kalinga: * 100 Bertha Street, Kalinga: Kalinga Park<ref>{{cite QHR|21877|Kalinga Park|602584|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> * 123 Nelson Street, Kalinga: Kedron Lodge<ref name=":0">{{cite QHR|15013|Kedron Lodge|600238|access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref> {{-|left}}

== Education == Wooloowin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 663 Lutwyche Road ({{coord|-27.4173|153.0366|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Wooloowin State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-21 |title=Wooloowin State School |url=https://wooloowinss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Wooloowin State School |language=en |archive-date=16 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316153935/https://wooloowinss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 325 students with 27 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|accessdate=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}}</ref>

Holy Cross School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 40 Morris Street ({{coord|-27.4240|153.0396|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Holy Cross School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Holy Cross Wooloowin |url=http://www.hcpswooloowin.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Holy Cross School Wooloowin |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306084133/http://www.hcpswooloowin.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 206 students with 20 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018" />

There is no secondary school in Wooloowin but Kedron State High School is just beyond on boundary of Wooloowin and Kedron.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref>

== Amenities == Despite its name, Clayfield Uniting Church is at 170 Bonney Avenue in Wooloowin ({{Coord|-27.4186|153.0474|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Clayfield Uniting Church}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Find a Church |url=https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024234524/https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/ |archive-date=24 October 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

A number of male and female sporting groups use Shaw Park including Norths Rugby Club Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club and Wilston Norths Junior Cricket Club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club |url=http://northernsdcc.qld.cricket.com.au/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304145735/http://northernsdcc.qld.cricket.com.au/ |archive-date=4 March 2020 |access-date=2020-04-13 |website=northernsdcc.qld.cricket.com.au}}</ref>

== Transport == The suburb is serviced by Brisbane City Council buses (Route 321) and contains two train stations, Eagle Junction and Wooloowin. Several Queensland government institutions are located in this suburb, including Kedron State High School and the State of Queensland's State Emergency Services headquarters.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category|Wooloowin, Queensland}} * {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/wooloowin|title=Wooloowin|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}} * {{cite web|title=Wooloowin |work=BRISbites |url=http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=150&topic=1 |publisher=Brisbane City Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724011856/http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=150&topic=1 |archive-date=24 July 2008 }} * {{cite web|title=Wooloowin |work=Our Brisbane |url=http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/wooloowin/home/ |publisher=Brisbane City Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405231616/http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/wooloowin/home/ |archive-date=5 April 2008 }}

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