Wooloowin, Queensland
Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:GeoGroup Template:Infobox Australian place Wooloowin (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.<ref name=qpnl>Template:Cite QPN</ref> In the Template:CensusAU, 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.Template:Citation needed
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">Template:Citation</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>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While the church was being built, it was destroyed by a cyclone in January 1901.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The church was re-built and opened on Sunday 13 April 1902 by Reverend Robert Stewart, President of the Queensland Methodist Conference.<ref>Template:Cite news</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">Template:Cite web</ref> both buildings still exist and are listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</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">Template:Cite QPN</ref>
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, Wooloowin had a population of 5,942 people.<ref name=Census2011>Template:Census 2011 AUS</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, Wooloowin had a population of 3,938 people.<ref name=Census2016>Template:Census 2016 AUS</ref>
In the Template:CensusAU, Wooloowin had a population of 4,029 people.<ref name=Census2021>Template:Census 2021 AUS</ref>
Heritage listings
Wooloowin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 54 Adamson Street: San Michelle (house, also known as Nanteos)<ref name="BHR1856">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 76 Adamson Street: Interwar flats<ref name="BHR1857">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 81 Adamson Street: D Juan (house)<ref name="BHR1858">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 109 Adamson Street: Shop<ref name="BHR1859">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 42 Bridge Street: former Albion Fire Station<ref>Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 60 Bridge Street: Holy Cross Laundry<ref>Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 60 Bridge Street: Sisters of Mercy Convent<ref name="BHR1872">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 28 Chalk Street: former Holy Cross Catholic Church<ref name="BHR1862">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 5 Dickson Street: Shop & residence (also known as Milton & Cameron's Cabinet Works)<ref name="BHR1863">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 20 Inwood Street: Cottage<ref name="BHR1864">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 22 Inwood Street: Cottage<ref name="BHR1865">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 31 Kedron Street: Sydney Villa<ref name="BHR1867">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 134 Kedron Park Road: Brisbane City Council Tramways Substation No. 8<ref>Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 64 Kent Road: Clytha (house)<ref name="BHR1869">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 45 Lisson Grove: Mornington (house)<ref name="BHR1881">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 663 Lutwyche Road: Wooloowin State School<ref name="qhr">Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 33 Mcintyre Street: Victorian-era house<ref name="BHR1870">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 108 Mclennan Street: Camden (house)<ref name="BHR1871">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 26 Oliver Street: Thurso (house)<ref name="BHR1875">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 28 Oliver Street: Nelley (house)<ref name="BHR1876">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 31 Rigby Street: Witherby (house)<ref name="BHR1877">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 55 Rose Street: Eboracum (house)<ref name="BHR1878">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 63 Rose Street: Interwar-era house<ref name="BHR2541">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 23 Stopford Street: Federation-era house<ref name="BHR1879">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 52 View Street: Federation-era house<ref name="BHR1880">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
- 17 Wooloowin Avenue: Victorian-era house<ref name="BHR1882">Template:Cite BrisbaneHR</ref>
Heritage sites formerly in Wooloowin but now in Kalinga:
- 100 Bertha Street, Kalinga: Kalinga Park<ref>Template:Cite QHR</ref>
- 123 Nelson Street, Kalinga: Kedron Lodge<ref name=":0">Template:Cite QHR</ref>
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Education
Wooloowin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 663 Lutwyche Road (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</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">Template:Cite web</ref>
Holy Cross School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 40 Morris Street (Template:Coord).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>Template:Cite web</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">Template:Queensland Globe</ref>
Amenities
Despite its name, Clayfield Uniting Church is at 170 Bonney Avenue in Wooloowin (Template:Coord).<ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</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.Template:Citation needed