Ridgewood is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Ridgewood had a population of 317 people.[1]
| Ridgewood Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Ridgewood | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 26°27′40″S 152°50′01″E / 26.4611°S 152.8336°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 317 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.149/km2 (21.11/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4563 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editRidgewood is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Noosa Heads.
History
editMary River Road Provisional School opened in 1916. Circa 1918, it was renamed Ridgewood State School. It closed circa 1961.[3] It was on Cooroy Belli Creek Road (approx 26°27′12″S 152°49′30″E / 26.4532°S 152.8251°E).[4][5]
Between 2008 and 2013, Ridgewood (and the rest of the Shire of Noosa) was within Sunshine Coast Region due to an unpopular local government amalgamation that was subsequently reversed.[6][7][8]
Demographics
editIn the 2006 census, Ridgewood had a population of 612 people.[9]
In the 2016 census, Ridgewood had a population of 307 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Ridgewood had a population of 317 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Ridgewood. The nearest government primary schools are Cooroy State School in neighbouring Cooroy to the north-east, Federal State School in neighbouring Federal to the north-west, and Eumundi State School in Eumundi to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus in Pomona to the north and its senior campus in Cooroy.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ridgewood (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Ridgewood – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48855)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Ridgewood – locality (entry 48855)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Backward Glance: History of Local Government on the Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "The Noosa De-amalgamation: Building a New Organisation". Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ridgewood (Noosa Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ridgewood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
Further reading
edit- Albion, W; Cooroy State School. Parents' and Citizens' Association (1984), Cooroy State School : 75th anniversary, 1909-1984, Parents' & Citizens' Association, ISBN 978-0-9591092-0-7 – includes Ridgewood State School.