Woolooga

Woolooga is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.

Woolooga is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Woolooga had a population of 247 people.The town is located in the Gympie Region local government area, 221 kilometres (137 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.

Woolooga railway station was named in 1886 by the Queensland Railways Department and subsequently became used as the town and locality name. It is reported to be an Aboriginal word from the Kabi language with wului meaning smoke and tha meaning ground/place.Woolooga State School opened on 20 January 1913.Wonga Upper Provisional School opened on 13 July 1914. On 1 December 1914 it became Wonga Upper State School. It closed in 1959.The Woolooga Memorial Park commemorates those who served in war. It is located in Thomas Street.At the 2006 census, Woolooga and the surrounding rural area had a population of 319.Woolooga was affected by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. A 2-metre (6.6 ft) wall of water rushed through the town, inundating the public hall and the pub. The general store was also severely damaged by the flood.In the 2011 census, Woolooga had a population of 274 people.In the 2016 census the locality of Woolooga had a population of 247 people.