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Boonara
Queensland
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Entrance to Boonara Homestead, 2015
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Boonara
Coordinates 26°04′44″S152°01′34″E / 26.0788°S 152.0261°E / -26.0788; 152.0261 (Boonara (centre of locality))
Population60 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.69/km2 (1.79/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s) 4601
Area86.9 km2 (33.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Boonara:
Cobbs Hill Tansey Tansey
Crownthorpe Boonara Cinnabar
Crownthorpe Goomeribong Goomeri

Boonara is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Boonara had a population of 60 people. [1]

Contents

History

Boonara Homestead, 2015 Boonara Homestead, 2015.jpg
Boonara Homestead, 2015

The Boonara pastoral station was established in 1846. [3] Boonara Homestead was built in 1862 by the sons of David Jones. [4] [5]

Land in Boonara was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 47 square miles (120 km2) were available. [6]

Boonara Provisional School was opened on 20 January 1902. In 1909 became Boonara State School. It closed on 22 May 1964. [7] It was on the Burnett Highway just to the south of the homestead (approx 26°05′19″S152°03′21″E / 26.0886°S 152.0559°E / -26.0886; 152.0559 (Boonara State School (site)) ). [8]

St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914. [9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Boonara had a population of 74 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Boonara had a population of 60 people. [1]

Heritage listings

The Boonara Homestead at 1791 Burnett Highway ( 26°05′06″S152°03′06″E / 26.0849°S 152.0517°E / -26.0849; 152.0517 (Boonara Homestead) ) is listed on the Gympie Heritage Register. [11]

Education

There are no schools in Boonara. The nearest government primary schools are Goomeri State School in neighbouring Goomeri to the south-east, Cloyna State School in Cloyna to the south-west, and Kilkivan State School in Kilkivan to the east. Both Goomeri State School and Kilkivan State School offering secondary schooling to Year 10. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the options are Murgon State High School in Murgon to the south and James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-east. [12]

Amenities

St David's Anglican Church, 2015 St David's Anglican Church, Boonara, 2015.jpg
St David's Anglican Church, 2015

St David's Anglican Church is at 7179 Burnett Highway ( 26°05′06″S152°03′13″E / 26.0850°S 152.0537°E / -26.0850; 152.0537 (St David's Anglican Church) ). [13] There is a cemetery behind the church. [14]

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Boonara cemetery, 2015

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boonara (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Boonara – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46308)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "When the first fighting Irish". The Courier-mail . No. 4179. Queensland, Australia. 19 April 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Boonara Cemetery". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Walsh, G. P., "David Jones (1793–1873)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 16 June 2024, retrieved 19 November 2024
  6. ↑ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier . Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020– via Trove.
  7. ↑ "Agency ID 6236, Boonara State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kilkivan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Year Book" (PDF). Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 2019. p. 132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boonara (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ "Local heritage places" (PDF). Gympie Regional Council . p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "St David's Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Cemeteries". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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