Ridgewood, Queensland

Ridgewood is a rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Ridgewood had a population of 307 people.[1]

Ridgewood Queensland
Ridgewood
Coordinates	26.4611°S 152.8336°E
Population	307 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	7.892/km^2 (20.44/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4563
Area	38.9 km^2 (15.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	32 km (20 mi) W of Noosa Heads
LGA(s)	Shire of Noosa
State electorate(s)	Nicklin
Federal Division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Ridgewood: Tuchekoi Federal Black Mountain Black Mountain Carters Ridge Ridgewood Cooroy Belli Park Belli Park Belli Park

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]

In the 2006 census Ridgewood had a population of 612 people.[4]

Between 2008 and 2013 the locality was within Sunshine Coast Region due to an unpopular local government amalgamation that was subsequently reversed.[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ridgewood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Ridgewood – locality in Shire of Noosa (entry 48855)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ridgewood (Noosa Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
5. "Ridgewood – locality (entry 48855)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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.