Bororen

Bororen is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.

Geography
The town is located in the centre of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town, and exits to the north (Foreshores).

The North Coast railway line also enters from the south-east (Miriam Vale), passes through the town which is served by the Bororen railway station (-24.2429°N, 151.4967°W), and exits to the north (Foreshores).

Boondilla is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (-24.2166°N, 151.4333°W).

History
The name Bororen means old man kangaroo.

Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.

Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.

Turkey Road State School opened on 1921 and closed on 24 May 1931. It was on Bates Road (approx -24.2181°N, 151.5305°W).

Bororen Anglican Church opened on 2 July 1931. It closed in 2015 and the building was later removed from the site. It was at 17 Dougall Street (-24.24468°N, 151.4964°W).

Bororen Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 21 October 1923. It has been demolished.

In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (-24.24302°N, 151.49603°W). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.

Demographics
In the, the locality of Bororen had a population of 417 people.

In the, the locality of Bororen had a population of 398 people.

In the, the locality of Bororen had a population of 399 people.

Education
Bororen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1 Kent Street (-24.2443°N, 151.4919°W). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Bororen. The nearest government secondary schools are Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Miriam Vale to the south-east and Tannum Sands State High School (to Year 12) in Tannum Sands to the north.