Walloon
town
Stateqld
Coordinates27.6055°S 152.6647°E
Zoom10
Pop2305
Postcode4306
Area18.4
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 19.1
Dir 1NE
Location 1Rosewood
Dist 211.1
Dir 2W
Location 2Brassall
Dist 312.8
Dir 3W
Location 3Ipswich
Dist 452.7
Dir 4WSW
Location 4Brisbane CBD
LgaCity of Ipswich
StategovIpswich West
FedgovBlair
Near-nIronbark
Near-nePine Mountain
Near-eKarrabin
Near-seAmberley
Near-sThagoona
Near-swThagoona
Near-wHaigslea
Near-nwHaigslea

Walloon is a town and rural residential locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the , the locality of Walloon had a population of 2,305 people.[3]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the Warrego Highway and to the south by the Bremer River. The town is roughly in the centre of the locality. The Rosewood railway line enters the locality from the east (Karrabin), passes through the town which is served by the Walloon railway station (27.6074°S 152.6678°E),[4] and then exits to the south-west (Thagoona).[5]

Haigslea–Amberley Road runs through from north to southeast.[6]

The centre and eastern parts of the locality are rural residential while the land use in the western part of the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[5]

History

The origin of the suburb name is thought to refer to the French-speaking area of southern Belgium known as Wallonia.[2]

Guilfoyles Creek Non Vested School was opened in 1865 by the Catholic Church.[7][8][9][10] It may have closed and reopened but is believed to have closed permanently when Walloon State School opened in 1877.[11]

A German Lutheran Church opened in Walloon near the railway station on Wednesday 9 July 1873.[12][13]

In July 1873, the Queensland Government reserved 10 acres (4.0 ha) at Walloon for a "national school" (the former name for "state school").[14] In October 1876 the government called for tenders to construct a primary school at Walloon.[15] The foundations for the school building were in place by February 1877.[16] Walloon State School opened on 9 July 1877.[11]

On 21 April 1891, sisters Bridget Kate and Mary Jane Broderick (aged 9 and 6 respectively) were drowned in a waterhole near their home in Walloon.[17] Poet Henry Lawson wrote a poem called The Babies of Walloon based on their deaths. In 2006, a sculpture depicting the Broderick sisters playing was unveiled in the Henry Lawson Bicentennial Park in Walloon. In 2015, a new headstone was erected of the children's grave in Ipswich General Cemetery.[18]

Demographics

In the , the locality of Walloon had a population of 1,548 people.[19]

In the , the locality of Walloon had a population of 1,588 people.[20]

In the , the locality of Walloon had a population of 2,305 people.[3]

Transport

Walloon railway station provides Queensland Rail City network services to Rosewood, Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.

Education

Walloon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 528 Karrabin Rosewood Road (27.6056°S 152.6631°E).[21][22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 234 students with 19 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).[23] It includes a special education program.[21]

There is no secondary school in the Walloon. The nearest government secondary schools are Ipswich State High School in Brassall, Ipswich, to the east and Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the south-west.[5]

Amenities

The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Queen Street.[24]

The Walloon branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 534 Karrabin-Rosewood Road.[25]

There are a number of parks in Walloon, including:

Local shops

Walloon has an array of small businesses. The businesses available include:

  • Take-away food
  • Hairdresser
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Medical Centre
  • Chemist
  • The historical Walloon Saloon
  • Walloon IGA
  • Walloon Bakery
  • Dentist
  • Service Station

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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  4. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived 5 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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  7. ^ "Local and General News.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. IV, no. 440. 25 March 1865. p. 3. Archived 17 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "No Title". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. V, no. 607. 21 April 1866. p. 2. Archived 22 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. VI, no. 703. 1 December 1866. p. 3. Archived 22 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. VII, no. 842. 24 October 1867. p. 3. Archived 22 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. ^ "Country News, by Mail.". The Queenslander. Vol. VIII, no. 389. 19 July 1873. p. 10. Archived 17 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 September 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "TELEGRAPHIC.". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXVIII, no. 4,990. 26 September 1873. p. 2. Archived 24 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 January 2022. – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS.". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXVIII, no. 4,938. 28 July 1873. p. 3. Archived 22 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS.". The Telegraph. No. 1,251. 14 October 1876. p. 3. Archived 22 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Brisbane Grammar School at Melbourne.". The Queenslander. Vol. XII, no. 77. 3 February 1877. p. 11. Archived 22 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ^ "Sad Drowning Fatality.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. XXXII, no. 4557. 23 March 1891. p. 2 (Daily.). Archived 22 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 December 2016. – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ "Official graveside blessing for Ipswich's Babies of Walloon". Ipswich City Council. 21 March 2015. Archived 28 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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  21. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived 21 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Walloon State School". Walloon State School. 2021-11-17. Archived 22 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  23. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived 27 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Ipswich Libraries: Mobile library schedule of stops - January to June 2018". Ipswich City Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived 26 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  26. ^ "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived 22 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 November 2020.