Bombeeta, Queensland

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Bombeeta
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Bombeeta
Bombeeta, Queensland
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Coordinates: 17°41′35″S145°57′41″E / 17.6930°S 145.9613°E / -17.6930; 145.9613 (Bombeeta (centre of locality))
Country Australia
State Queensland
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
 • Total
18.0 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total147 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density8.17/km2 (21.15/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4871
Suburbs around Bombeeta
Mena Creek Mena Creek Basilisk
Mamu Bombeeta Basilisk
Japoonvale Japoonvale Basilisk

Bombeeta is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Bombeeta had a population of 147 people. [1]

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History

Bombeeta State School opened on 7 March 1922. It closed in 1939. It was located at the Eight Mile Siding on the Japoon Tramline via Innisfail. [3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bombeeta had a population of 136 people. [4]

In the 2021 census, Bombeeta had a population of 147 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Bombeeta. The nearest government primary school is Mena Creek State School in neighbouring Mena Creek to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-east. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bombeeta (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Bombeeta – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45679)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bombeeta (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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