Boonara, Queensland

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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))
Population74 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.852/km2 (2.206/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 2016 census, Boonara had a population of 74 people. [1]

Contents

History

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Boonara Homestead, 2015

The Boonara pastoral station was established in 1862.

Land in Boonara was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 47 square miles (120 km2) were available. [3]

Boonara Provisional School was opened on 20 January 1902. In 1909 became Boonara State School. It closed on 22 May 1964. [4] 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)) ). [5]

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St David's Anglican Church, 2015

St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914. [6]

In the 2016 census, Boonara had a population of 74 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. [7]

Amenities

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Boonara cemetery, 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) ). [8] There is a cemetery behind the church. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boonara (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. 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. "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.
  4. "Agency ID 6236, Boonara State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. "Kilkivan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  6. "Year Book" (PDF). Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 2019. p. 132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. "Local heritage places" (PDF). Gympie Regional Council . p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. "St David's Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. "Cemeteries". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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