Bondoola, Queensland

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Bondoola
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Bondoola
Bondoola, Queensland
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Coordinates: 23°11′10″S150°41′08″E / 23.1861°S 150.6855°E / -23.1861; 150.6855 (Bondoola (centre of locality))
Country Australia
State Queensland
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
 • Total
38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total551 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density14.165/km2 (36.69/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4703
Suburbs around Bondoola
Lake Mary Barmaryee Barmaryee
Cobraball Bondoola Hidden Valley
Mulara Cawarral Tanby

Bondoola is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Bondoola had a population of 551 people. [1]

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Geography

The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (as Yeppoon Road) runs through from south-west to north-east. [3]

Bondoola railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-dismantled North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line ( 23°10′27″S150°41′20″E / 23.1741°S 150.6890°E / -23.1741; 150.6890 (Bondoola railway station) ). [4]

History

Kington Provisional School opened on 21 February 1887 under teacher Mr Redstone with nine students. [5] It closed on 31 March 1893. It reopened on 6 July 1896 and renamed Bondoola Provisional School in 1897. In 1910, it became Bondoola State School. [6] [7] As at 1921, it was north of Cobraball Road (approx 23°10′29″S150°41′17″E / 23.1746°S 150.6880°E / -23.1746; 150.6880 (Bondoola State School (original site)) ). [8] It relocated to a new site in 1933. [9] The school celebrated its golden jubilee (50th anniversary) in November 1937. [10] [5] As at 1942, it was located immediately south of the railway station at 54 Bondoola Road ( 23°10′29″S150°41′17″E / 23.17460°S 150.68795°E / -23.17460; 150.68795 (Bondoola State School (former)) ). [11] It closed in 1945. [12] [13] [14]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bondoola had a population of 530 people. [15]

In the 2021 census, Bondoola had a population of 551 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Bondoola. The nearest government primary schools are Yeppoon State School in Yeppoon to the north-east and Cawarral State School in neighbouring Cawarral to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon. [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bondoola (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Bondoola – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49343)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bondoola, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  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.
  5. 1 2 "BONDOOLA". Morning Bulletin . No. 22254. Queensland, Australia. 23 November 1937. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "THE BONDOOLA STATE SCHOOL". Morning Bulletin . No. 14165. Queensland, Australia. 19 March 1910. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "STATE SCHOOL TEACHERS". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 280. Queensland, Australia. 17 March 1910. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "County of Livingstone" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "BONDOOLA STATE SCHOOL". Morning Bulletin . No. 20, 990. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1933. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Advertising". Morning Bulletin . No. 22, 234. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1937. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Yeppoon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Agency ID 8891, Bondoola State School: Description". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "BONDOOLA". The Central Queensland Herald . Vol. 17, no. 911. Queensland, Australia. 29 August 1946. p. 25. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  15. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bondoola (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  16. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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