Much of the district south of Coowonga Road is grazing and fruit-growing land, while to the north lie tidal salt flats that back onto Coorooman Creek.[citation needed]
In the 2006 census, the locality of Coowonga had a population of 558 people.[5]
In the 2011 census, the locality of Coowonga had a population of 260 people.[6]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Coowonga had a population of 254 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Coowonga had a population of 255 people.[1]
Economy
Coowonga is a rural community with a focus on primary production.[citation needed]
The Koorana Crocodile Farm, on the banks of Coorooman Creek, opened in November 1981 as the first commercial crocodile farm in Queensland. It also operates as a tourist attraction.[8] At 2014, it had 3,000 crocodiles and supplies crocodile leather and crocodile meat.[9]
Education
Coowonga State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 269 Coowonga Road (23°18′09″S150°43′52″E / 23.3026°S 150.7311°E / -23.3026; 150.7311 (Coowonga State School)).[10][11] In 2015, it had an enrolment of 19 students with 3 teachers (2 equivalent full-time).[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 17 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[13]
↑Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN978-1-921171-26-0
