Moogerah, Queensland

Moogerah is a locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Moogerah Queensland
Moogerah
Coordinates	28.1097°S 152.5061°E / -28.1097; 152.5061
Population	234 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	1.337/km^2 (3.463/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4309
Area	175.0 km^2 (67.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)	Wright
Suburbs around Moogerah: Clumber Mount Edwards Charlwood Clumber Moogerah Mount Alford Emu Vale Carneys Creek Croftby

Geography

The Moogerah Dam and its reservoir, Lake Moogerah, are located in the north of the locality. The lake is fed by Reynolds Creek.[3]

History

The name Moogerah was used by Yuggera people, meaning thunder.[2]

In 1906, dairy farms of 81 to 261 acres (33 to 106 ha) were sold as the Moogera Paddock estate. The estate was centred around the confluence of Coulsen's and Reynold's Creek, land which is now under the Moogerah Dam. One of the advertised benefits of the estate was its proximity to the proposed Via Recta railway (a "straight" route from Brisbane to Sydney), which was never built.[4]

Moogerah Provisional School opened on 4 August 1908. It became Moogerah State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed in 1962.[5]

Demographics

Moogerah has a population of 234 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 133 households, in which 47.8% of the population are males and 52.2% of the population are females with a median age of 50, 12 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $945, $493 below the national average.

2.6% of Moogerah's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 73.9% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 26.1% of the population is not married. 28.4% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (28.8%), English (27.9%) and Irish (10.3%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (82.5%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (82.7%). The most common nominated religions were No religion (24.4%), Catholic (19.2%) and Not stated (16.2%). The most common occupation was a manager (28.9%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (52.4%).[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moogerah". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
2. "Moogerah - locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45165)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
4. "Fassifern Estate Queensland". State Library of Queensland. 1906. hdl:10462/deriv/18564. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

Further reading

• Pfeffer, Collin; Miller, Lawrence; Yarrow, Robert A; Engelsburg State School Centenary Association (Kalbar, Qld.) (1979), Engelsburg State School centenary book : including history of:- Fassifern Station, Fassifern Valley, Charlwood, Silverdale, Obum Obum, Frazerview and Moogerah Dam Provisional School, Engelsburg State School Centenary Celebrations Association, ISBN 978-0-9595324-0-1