| Bauhinia Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Bauhinia State School, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
  Bauhinia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°34′06″S149°17′35″E / 24.5683°S 149.2930°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4718 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 225.4 km2 (87.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Bauhinia is a rural town in the Central Highlands Region and a rural locality split between the Central Highlands Region and the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda, both in Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] [4]
The town is located near the junction of the Dawson Highway and the Fitzroy Developmental Road. The bulk of the locality is within Central Highlands Region, but the south-east of the locality is part of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda. [5]
The land use is crop growing around the Zamia Creek in the east and south-east of the locality. Apart from that, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. [5]
Bauhinia State School opened on 20 March 1967. [6] In 2017, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. [7]
In the 2016 census, Bauhinia had a population of 47 people. [8]
Bauhinia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 11559 Fitzroy Development Road ( 24°34′00″S149°17′46″E / 24.5666°S 149.2960°E ). [9] [10] In 2013, the school had 15 students and 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent). [11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [12]
There are no secondary schools in Bauhinia; the nearest government secondary school is Moura State High School in Moura to the east, but it is sufficiently distant than alternatives would be distance education and boarding school. [5]
The Central Highlands Regional Council operates a library at Eulan Downs, Moura, which is available by appointment only. The library does not offer internet access. [13]
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