14-645: Weranga is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Weranga had a population of 208 people. The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from the south-east ( Kumbarilla ) to the south-west ( Goranba ). The locality is served by Weranga railway station on the Weranga North Road ( 27°18′16″S 150°43′41″E / 27.3044°S 150.7281°E / -27.3044; 150.7281 ( Weranga railway station ) ). The locality's name
28-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
42-580: Is derived from the parish name and from an early pastoral run established in 1848 by John and Alfred Crowder. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning a large gathering of Aboriginal Australians . Weranga Provisional School opened in 1923, but closed in 1924. In the 2016 census , Weranga had a population of 215 people. In the 2021 census , Weranga had a population of 208 people. There are no schools in Weranga. The nearest government primary schools are Kogan State School in neighbouring Kogan to
56-505: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Woodville, New South Wales Woodville is a rural suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales , Australia that is shared between
70-869: The Port Stephens and Maitland local government areas (LGA). Most of the suburb lies to the east of the Paterson River in the Port Stephens LGA while a small area of approximately 1.3 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi), to the west of the Paterson, is within the boundaries of the Maitland LGA. Woodville's primary land use is agricultural, although housing and small-acre rural residential lots are increasingly significant. Its agriculture consists mainly of broad-acre hay production, along with beef cattle grazing, turf-farming, poultry and olive production. It sits on
84-471: The 1890s and is of architectural interest. Iona School dates to 1918. Weddings and receptions are regularly held on the site which is unique in the region. Woodville was also the name of a suburb in Sydney, causing confusion until the name of Woodville in Sydney was transposed to the new name of Villawood . Hunter Valley Buses operates one bus route through Woodville: The heritage-listed Dunmore Bridge over
98-522: The Australian Heritage Database. Increasingly, traditional farms are being subdivided for semi-rural small holdings. The Woodville School of Arts dates to 1877. The Gothic Revival All Saints Church is heritage listed and was officially opened in 1864, it features impressive arched and leadlight windows following its restoration work in 1922, the Hall associated with the church was constructed in
112-515: The banks of the Paterson and Hunter rivers. Felled trees were floated down-river to timber mills in Newcastle. Woodville has some significant historical buildings, such as Dunmore House, the Woodville shop/general store is Australia's oldest continually running business still carrying on the same services it was licensed for in 1844. The homestead of the historical property Stradbroke, which is listed in
126-456: The boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike
140-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
154-489: The floodplains of the lower Hunter River and is subject to periodic flooding. The suburb's centre consists of only a few buildings: an old timber shop, a few houses of mixed age and design and the All Saints sandstone gothic style church. The church is now privately owned and although no longer used for religious services, the heritage listed chapel is non-denominational and available for weddings both civil and religious while
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#1732883510493168-525: The north and Tara Shire State College in Tara to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Tara Shire State College. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with
182-487: The timber hall associated with the church is now a function centre. The Woodville region was occupied originally by Aboriginal people , most likely the Worimi . It offered abundant natural resources, with rivers, extensive wetlands, lakes, open woodland and rainforest. In the early 19th century, the first Europeans known to enter the region were timber-getters seeking to exploit the extensive red cedar trees that grew on and near
196-637: The use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
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