19-483: Download coordinates as: Wooloowin ( / ˈ w ʊ l ə w ə n / WUU -lə-wən ) is a suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Wooloowin had a population of 4,029 people. Wooloowin is an inner-north suburb of Brisbane , Australia located approximately 5–6 km north of the city's central business district . The origin of the suburb's name has been attributed to either
38-718: 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
57-485: Is based at Shaw Park in the Brisbane suburb of Wooloowin . The executive committee for 2020/2021 was: Currently Norths has teams entered in the following competitions: Grade - Xxxx Gold Grade Competition (2-day competition) One-day competitions Under age competitions Women's Competitions Awards for the 2009/2010 season included: Each season Norths recognises the most outstanding cricketers from
76-597: Is no secondary school in Wooloowin but Kedron State High School is just beyond on boundary of Wooloowin and Kedron . Despite its name, Clayfield Uniting Church is at 170 Bonney Avenue in Wooloowin ( 27°25′07″S 153°02′51″E / 27.4186°S 153.0474°E / -27.4186; 153.0474 ( Clayfield Uniting Church ) ). 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. The suburb
95-594: Is serviced by Brisbane City Council buses (Route 721) 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. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
114-463: 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. Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club is a cricket club playing in the XXXX Gold premiership ,
133-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with 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
152-737: The 2011 census , Wooloowin had a population of 5,942 people. In the 2016 census , Wooloowin had a population of 3,938 people. In the 2021 census , Wooloowin had a population of 4,029 people. Wooloowin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Heritage sites formerly in Wooloowin but now in Kalinga: Wooloowin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 663 Lutwyche Road ( 27°25′02″S 153°02′12″E / 27.4173°S 153.0366°E / -27.4173; 153.0366 ( Wooloowin State School ) ). In 2018,
171-700: 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; both buildings still exist and are listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register . The foundation stone of the current Clayfield Uniting Church building
190-840: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike 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
209-549: The auspices of the Queensland Cricket Association , was contested in three grades by teams representing South Brisbane , Valleys , Western Suburbs , Eastern Suburbs and Toombul Electorate Clubs as well as the University of Queensland Cricket Club . To provide additional opportunities for players to participate in the competition, the number of teams competing in the "A" grade competition for
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#1732801822286228-720: The church was being built, it was destroyed by a cyclone in January 1901. The church was re-built and opened on Sunday 13 April 1902 by Reverend Robert Stewart, President of the Queensland Methodist Conference. 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
247-438: 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
266-546: The following season was increased to eight by the inclusion of two colts sides. Further teams were also included in the lower grades. This move was not a success and in 1927 it was decided to create a new electorate club centred on the Kelvin Grove City District, with certain areas previously covered by the Toombul, Western Suburbs and Valley Clubs being allocated to it. The inaugural meeting of this club
285-707: The leading club cricket competition in Queensland , Australia. Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club has produced some of the finest players to represent Queensland and Australia in one day and test cricket competition. Many fine players have represented the Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club at club and representative level, such as Ian Healy and Joe Burns . In 1925-26 the Metropolitan Electorate Cricket Competition, played under
304-490: The local Indigenous Australian term for a pigeon or the term for a species of fish. It was the home of Brisbane's first Resident Judge, Alfred Lutwyche , who lived in Kedron Lodge. Holy Cross Primary School opened in 1889. 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). While
323-540: The school had an enrolment of 325 students with 27 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). Holy Cross School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 40 Morris Street ( 27°25′26″S 153°02′23″E / 27.4240°S 153.0396°E / -27.4240; 153.0396 ( Holy Cross School ) ). 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). There
342-579: Was held on 28 June 1927 and was presided over by Alderman E Lanham. It was granted affiliation with the Queensland Cricket Association for the 1927–28 season under the name of Kelvin Grove Electorate Cricket Association. In 1928 the fledgling Club changed its name to Northern Suburbs Electorate Cricket Club and subsequently became known as Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club in 1931. The club
361-470: 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. Wooloowin State School opened on 15 September 1914. Kedron State High School opened on 23 January 1956. Kalinga was a residential district within Wooloowin. On 16 October 2015, Kalinga was officially gazetted as a suburb, having been excised from Wooloowin. In
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