| Boompa Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 St Mary's Anglican Church, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
  Boompa | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°38′06″S152°08′34″E / 25.635°S 152.1427°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 89 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2851/km2 (0.738/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4621 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 312.2 km2 (120.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Boompa is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Boompa had a population of 89 people. [1]
Teebar East Provisional School opened on 29 May 1893. In 1904, the school was moved and renamed Teebar West Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Teebar West State School. In 1930, the school was again moved to a more central position and in March 1933 was renamed Boompa State School. The school closed on 16 April 1945, but reopened on 25 March 1946. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963. [3] [4]
In 1922, the residents of the Woocoo Shire erected a war memorial outside St Mary's Church of England on the Maryborough-Biggenden Road at Teebar (now within Boompa). In 1992, the memorial was relocated to the Woocoo Historical Museum in Brooweena due to concerns about vandalism. [5] [6] It is now known as the Brooweena War Memorial.
Elizabeth Mary Thomas nee Eaton, formerly Mrs B J Nichols, donated land from the property Clifton for a church and cemetery. Subscription towards the building fund were made on the understanding that the church was dedicated in the name of St Mary to the memory of Woocoo Shire soldiers killed in action in World War I. [7] Opening services of the St Mary's Anglican Church were held on 26 October 1919. [8] The church was built by Matthew Edmund Rooney of Maryborough. [8] There is a group of three stained glass windows behind the altar. In 2019 residents and descendants of past residents attended a 100th anniversary service, and a plaque to commemorate the occasion was unveiled in the church grounds. [9] The church is variously described as being located at Boompa, Brooweena, or Teebar. [10]
In the 2016 census, Boompa had a population of 83 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Boompa had a population of 89 people. [1]
Fraser Coast Regional Council placed the St Mary’s Church and Cemetery on its Local Heritage Register. [12]
There are no schools in Boompa. The nearest government primary schools are Brooweena State School in neighbouring Brooweena to the north-east, Biggenden State School in neighbouring Biggenden to the north-west, and Coalstoun Lakes State School in Coalstoun Lakes to the west. The nearest government secondary schools include Biggenden State School (to Year 10). For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government schools are Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the east, Isis District State School in Childers to the north, and Burnett State College in Gayndah to the west, but most of Boompa is too distant from these three schools for a daily commute, so the alternatives for Year 12 schooling are distance education and boarding school. [13]
There is a cemetery beside St Mary's Anglican Church ( 25°36′57″S152°14′05″E / 25.6158°S 152.2346°E ). [14]
Maryborough is a city and a suburb in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Maryborough had a population of 15,287 people.
Biggenden is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Biggenden had a population of 788 people.
Goomeri is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Goomeri had a population of 677 people.
The Shire of Woocoo was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside. The shire covered an area of 2,007.9 square kilometres (775.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1914 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Maryborough, City of Hervey Bay and the 1st and 2nd divisions of the Shire of Tiaro to form the Fraser Coast Region.
Woocoo is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Woocoo had a population of 56 people.
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The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains K'gari. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Cities of Maryborough and Hervey Bay and the Shires of Woocoo and most of Tiaro. The resident population at the 2021 census was 111,032 and the estimated population in 2023 was 117,940.
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Tinana is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tinana had a population of 5,872 people.
Coalstoun Lakes is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Coalstoun Lakes had a population of 99 people.
Brooweena War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Smith Crescent, Brooweena, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1922 by F W Webb. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Didcot is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Didcot had a population of 85 people.
Aramara is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Aramara had a population of 71 people.
North Aramara is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, North Aramara had a population of 45 people.
Teebar is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Teebar had a population of 59 people.
Gungaloon is a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Gungaloon had a population of 27 people.
Dunmora is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Dunmora had a population of 281 people.
Wilson Valley is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Wilson Valley had a population of 20 people.
Maryborough–Biggenden Road is an 83.4 kilometres (51.8 mi) road route in the Fraser Coast and North Burnett regions of Queensland, Australia. The entire route is signed as State Route 86.
