The main road running through West Woombye is Blackall Range Road. This road turns into Dulong Road once in the suburb of Dulong. As the area incorporates the Blackall Range leading up to Montville, the area is noted for its scenery. However, there are a number of notable creeks within area prone to flooding in heavy rain, primarily Petrie Creek. This mostly affects the roads off Blackall Range Road, such as Ruwoldt Road, Carruthers Road, and the Jackson Road area.[citation needed]
Historyedit
The name Woombye comes from the Kabi wordwambai meaning black myrtle tree, which was used for handles for axes.[4]
In the 2016 census West Woombye had a population of 1,007 people.[1]
Educationedit
There are no schools in West Woombye. The nearest government primary schools are Woombye State School in neighbouring Woombye to the east, Burnside State School in Burnside to the north, Mapleton State School in Mapleton to the north-west, and Montville State School in Montville to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Burnside State High School in Burnside to the north and Nambour State College in Nambour to the north-east.[3]
Amenitiesedit
There are a number of parks in the locality, including:
There is no notable public transport in the area except the school bus runs and taxi. Depending on the starting point within West Woombye it takes about 5 to 7 minutes by vehicle into the Woombye township, 10 to 12 minutes to Nambour township and 5 to 7 minutes to Mapleton.[citation needed]
^"Woombye – population centre in the Sunshine Coast Region (entry 38087)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ abcd"Land for public recreation – Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
January 01, 1970
west, woombye, queensland, west, woombye, rural, residential, locality, sunshine, coast, region, queensland, australia, 2016, census, west, woombye, population, people, west, woombye, sunshine, coast, queenslandwest, woombyecoordinates26, 6622, 9261, 6622, 926. West Woombye is a rural residential locality in the Sunshine Coast Region Queensland Australia 2 In the 2016 census West Woombye had a population of 1 007 people 1 West Woombye Sunshine Coast QueenslandWest WoombyeCoordinates26 39 44 S 152 55 34 E 26 6622 S 152 9261 E 26 6622 152 9261 West Woombye centre of locality Population1 007 2016 census 1 Density86 8 km2 224 8 sq mi Postcode s 4559Area11 6 km2 4 5 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location5 0 km 3 mi W of Woombye6 7 km 4 mi SW of Nambour6 9 km 4 mi SW of Burnside114 km 71 mi N of BrisbaneLGA s Sunshine Coast RegionState electorate s NicklinFederal division s FisherFairfaxSuburbs around West Woombye Dulong Towen Mountain Coes CreekHunchy West Woombye WoombyeHunchy Hunchy Palmwoods Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Education 4 Amenities 5 Transport 6 ReferencesGeography editWest Woombye is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland As the name suggests it is west of the town and locality of Woombye The surrounding suburbs include Towen Mountain Hunchy Dulong Palmwoods and Coes Creek 3 There is farming within the area with crops such as lychees macadamias mangoes and avocados grown citation needed The main road running through West Woombye is Blackall Range Road This road turns into Dulong Road once in the suburb of Dulong As the area incorporates the Blackall Range leading up to Montville the area is noted for its scenery However there are a number of notable creeks within area prone to flooding in heavy rain primarily Petrie Creek This mostly affects the roads off Blackall Range Road such as Ruwoldt Road Carruthers Road and the Jackson Road area citation needed History editThe name Woombye comes from the Kabi word wambai meaning black myrtle tree which was used for handles for axes 4 In the 2016 census West Woombye had a population of 1 007 people 1 Education editThere are no schools in West Woombye The nearest government primary schools are Woombye State School in neighbouring Woombye to the east Burnside State School in Burnside to the north Mapleton State School in Mapleton to the north west and Montville State School in Montville to the south west The nearest government secondary schools are Burnside State High School in Burnside to the north and Nambour State College in Nambour to the north east 3 Amenities editThere are a number of parks in the locality including Floydia Bushland Reserve 26 39 34 S 152 56 19 E 26 6595 S 152 9387 E 26 6595 152 9387 Floydia Bushland Reserve 5 Ted Duffield Memorial Park 26 40 03 S 152 55 55 E 26 6676 S 152 9320 E 26 6676 152 9320 Ted Duffield Memorial Park 5 Triunia Bushland Reserve 26 39 09 S 152 54 37 E 26 6524 S 152 9102 E 26 6524 152 9102 Triunia Bushland Reserve 5 Triunia Conservation Area 26 39 21 S 152 54 27 E 26 6557 S 152 9074 E 26 6557 152 9074 Triunia Conservation Area 5 Transport editThere is no notable public transport in the area except the school bus runs and taxi Depending on the starting point within West Woombye it takes about 5 to 7 minutes by vehicle into the Woombye township 10 to 12 minutes to Nambour township and 5 to 7 minutes to Mapleton citation needed References edit a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 West Woombye SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp West Woombye locality in Sunshine Coast Region entry 50411 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 29 December 2020 a b Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 16 May 2021 Woombye population centre in the Sunshine Coast Region entry 38087 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 16 May 2021 a b c d Land for public recreation Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 20 November 2020 Archived from the original on 22 November 2020 Retrieved 22 November 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Woombye Queensland amp oldid 1105069785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
