Ridgewood, Queensland
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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]
Geography
Ridgewood is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Noosa Heads.
History
Mary 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
In the
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
There are no schools in Ridgewood. The nearest government primary schools are Cooroy State School in neighbouring
References
- ^ 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.
- 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.
- Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Archivedfrom the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- Noosa Shire Council. 2 January 2014. pp. 8–9. Archivedfrom 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.
- State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
Further reading
- 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.