Boondooma
| Boondooma Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Boondooma Lake | |||||||||||||||
  Boondooma | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°09′24″S 151°13′04″E / 26.1566°S 151.2177°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 76 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0918/km2 (0.2376/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4613 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 828.3 km2 (319.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Boondooma is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Boondooma had a population of 76 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
The Boondooma Dam and its associated lake is on south-eastern boundary between Boondooma and Okeden (26°05′47″S 151°26′06″E / 26.0963°S 151.435°E).[3] The Mundubbera-Durong Road runs through from north to south.[4]
History[edit]
Durong Provisional School opened on 3 September 1923. On 7 November 1927 it became Durong State School. The school closed briefly in 1928 due to low student numbers.[5]
Boondooma State School opened on 1939 and closed on 3 May 1968.[5] It was on Brownless Road (26°16′41″S 151°11′05″E / 26.2780°S 151.1846°E).[6][7]
The closure of Boondooma State School enabled Durong State School to be renamed Boondooma State School in 1970. It closed in December 1999.[5][8] The school was at 9359 Mundubbera Durong Road (26°17′39″S 151°15′42″E / 26.2943°S 151.2616°E).[6][9][7] It is now the Old Boondooma School Community Centre.[10][11]
In the 2016 census, Boondooma had a population of 76 people.[1]
Heritage listings[edit]
Boondooma has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Boondooma Homestead: Mundubbera-Durong Road (26°12′09″S 151°17′36″E / 26.2024°S 151.2932°E)[12]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Boondooma. The nearest government primary schools are Durong South State School in neighbouring Durong to the south and Monogorilby State School in neighbouring Monogorilby to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Proston State School (to Year 10) in Proston to the east. There is no nearby secondary education to Year 12; distance education and boarding schools are options.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boondooma (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Boondooma – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46287)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Google (19 June 2023). "Boondooma, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m80" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Parish of Durong" (Map). Queensland Government. 1975. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Google (21 April 2022). "Old Boondooma School Community Centre" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Boondooma Old school". Bonzle. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Boondooma Homestead (entry 600967)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
External links[edit]
Media related to Boondooma at Wikimedia Commons