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Biboohra
Queensland
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Biboohra State School, 2024
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Biboohra
Coordinates 16°54′56″S145°25′11″E / 16.9155°S 145.4197°E / -16.9155; 145.4197 (Biboohra (town centre))
Population561 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density3.842/km2 (9.952/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4880
Area146.0 km2 (56.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Biboohra:
Southedge Mount Molloy Mona Mona
Southedge Biboohra Koah
Paddys Green Mareeba Koah

Biboohra is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Biboohra had a population of 561 people. [1]

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Geography

The town is close to the southern boundary of the locality. The Mulligan Highway traverses the locality from the south (Mareeba) to the west (Southedge), passing the western edge of the town. The Tablelands railway line traverses the locality from the south (Mareeba) to the east (Koah), passing the eastern edge of the town. Historically, the locality was served by a number of now-abandoned railway stations (from south to north): [4]

The Barron River flows through the locality from south to east passing to the immediate east of the town. The Bilwon State Forest is in the south-east of the locality. [6] Most of the locality is used for farming with both grazing cattle and cropping, including mangoes, turf, and sugarcane. [7]

History

Biboohra Meatworks, 1916 View of the Biboohra Meatworks in 1916.jpg
Biboohra Meatworks, 1916

The town takes its name from its railway station, which in turn was named in 1884. It is believed that Biboohra is an Aboriginal name for the Barron Falls. [2]

The Biboohra Meatworks operated intermittently from 1896 to 1927. [8] [9]

Biboohra Provisional School opened on 20 January 1902, becoming Biboohra State School on 1 January 1909. [10]

Mud Park Australia iwas an obstacle course on land and on water to be tackled using amphibious all-terrain vehicles. As at 2022, it has closed. [11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Biboohra had a population of 568 people. [12]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Biboohra had a population of 561 people. [1]

Education

Biboohra State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Petersen Street ( 16°54′57″S145°25′09″E / 16.9158°S 145.4191°E / -16.9158; 145.4191 (Biboohra State School) ). [13] [14] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 91 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). [7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 86 students with 6 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). [15]

There are no secondary schools in Biboohra. The nearest government secondary school is Mareeba State High School in neighbouring Mareeba to the south. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Biboohra (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Biboohra – town in Shire of Mareeba (entry 2441)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Biboohra – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48528)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Biboohra State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Biboohra". Australian Abattoirs. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "BIBOOHRA MEATWORKS". Daily Mercury . Vol. 60, no. 4716. Queensland, Australia. 10 December 1927. p. 3. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ↑ "Mud Park Australia". Cairns Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Biboohra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Biboohra State School". Biboohra State School. 24 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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