Boonara Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Entrance to Boonara Homestead, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°04′44″S152°01′34″E / 26.0788°S 152.0261°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 74 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.852/km2 (2.206/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4601 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 86.9 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Boonara is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Boonara had a population of 74 people. [1]
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 ). [5]
St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914. [6]
In the 2016 census, Boonara had a population of 74 people. [1]
The Boonara Homestead at 1791 Burnett Highway ( 26°05′06″S152°03′06″E / 26.0849°S 152.0517°E ) is listed on the Gympie Heritage Register. [7]
St David's Anglican Church is at 7179 Burnett Highway ( 26°05′06″S152°03′13″E / 26.0850°S 152.0537°E ). [8] There is a cemetery behind the church. [9]
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