Worongary State School
Worongary, QLD
Socio-economic profile
According to the 2021 ABS QuickStats, Worongary has a median age of 40, a median weekly household income of $2,160, and 1,696 families with an average of 1.8 children per family (source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL33166). The population was 6,021 in the 2021 census, with a mix of suburban and rural-residential blocks in the northern and southern parts of the suburb respectively (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worongary).
Country of birth
The 2021 ABS QuickStats for Worongary indicates that the majority of residents were born in Australia, consistent with the suburb's 92.3% non-Indigenous population (source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL33166). While the exact percentage of Australian-born residents is not fully visible in the provided snippet, it is listed as the top response in the census data. The suburb also has a small Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander population of 3.0% (source: same).
Out of School Hours Care (OSHC)
Worongary State School offers an Out of School Hours Care program, with after school care costing $23.30 per session before the Child Care Subsidy is applied (source: https://worongaryss.eq.edu.au/facilities/out-of-school-hours-care). The service is operated by **School Plus - Worongary OSHC**, which provides before school care (06:00-09:00), after school care (15:00-18:00), and vacation care (06:00-18:00) on school days (source: https://www.acecqa.gov.au/resources/national-registers/services/school-plus-worongary-oshc).
Extracurricular activities
The provided sources do not list any specific named extracurricular activities for Worongary State School. The school is a government primary (Prep-6) school that includes a special education program (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worongary). For details on activities like instrumental music, interschool sports, or choir, families should contact the school directly, as these are not enumerated in the cited material.
Groceries
The provided sources do not name a specific supermarket located directly within Worongary. However, the Yandex Maps listing for Worongary includes a "Groceries" category, indicating the presence of local grocery options (source: https://yandex.com/maps/geo/worongary/2239358760/). For larger supermarkets, families typically drive short distances to nearby centres like Robina Town Centre, which hosts major chains such as Coles and Woolworths, though this information is not explicitly stated in the provided snippets.
Dining
A specific dining option in Worongary is **Krish Indian**, located at 1 Mudgeeraba Road, which offers delivery and takeout via DoorDash (source: https://www.doordash.com/store/krish-indian-worongary-1203146/). The Yandex Maps listing also confirms the presence of restaurants in the suburb (source: https://yandex.com/maps/geo/worongary/2239358760/). No other dining establishments are named in the provided sources.
Tutoring
**Ezy Math Tutoring** lists 71 maths tutors available in Worongary, offering in-home or online tutoring across subjects like maths, English, and science (source: https://www.ezymathtutoring.com.au/tutors/worongary-4213). Additionally, a dedicated local tutoring website, "worongarymaths.tutorwebsite.com.au," provides a specific tutor named Jeremy focusing on mathematics (source: https://worongarymaths.tutorwebsite.com.au/). These represent concrete tutoring resources in the area.
Commute
Worongary is located 75.4 km SSE of Brisbane CBD (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worongary). TransLink provides public transport with bus services, such as line 744 connecting Broadbeach to Worongary (source: https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Broadbeach/Worongary). For a commute to Brisbane, one typically takes a bus to a nearby Gold Coast train station (e.g., Varsity Lakes) and then a Queensland Rail train into Brisbane Central, though specific journey times are not provided in the sources. TransLink operates 469 bus lines and 14 train lines in the broader Brisbane region, covering this route (source: https://transitapp.com/en/region/brisbane/translink).
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