Boonooroo, Queensland

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Boonooroo
Queensland
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Boonooroo
Coordinates 25°40′06″S152°54′07″E / 25.6683°S 152.9019°E / -25.6683; 152.9019 (Boonooroo (town centre)) Coordinates: 25°40′06″S152°54′07″E / 25.6683°S 152.9019°E / -25.6683; 152.9019 (Boonooroo (town centre))
Population322 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density30.67/km2 (79.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4650
Area10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s) Maryborough
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Localities around Boonooroo:
Boonooroo Plains Great Sandy Strait Great Sandy Strait
Tuan Forest Boonooroo Great Sandy Strait
Tuan Great Sandy Strait Great Sandy Strait

Boonooroo is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Boonooroo had a population of 322 people. [1]

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Geography

The Great Sandy Strait forms the eastern and southern boundaries. [4]

History

The town's name is an Aboriginal word meaning the brigalow tree (Acacia harpopylla). [2]

Boonooroo State School opened in 1911. It closed in May 1931. On 30 September 1946 it reopened as Boonooroo Provisional School, becoming Boonooroo State School in 1960. It then closed in 1961. [5]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Boonooroo had a population of 322 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boonooroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Boonooroo – town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 3778)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Boonooroo – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (20 August 2021). "Boonooroo, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
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