Bungaban, Queensland

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Bungaban
Queensland
Bungaban Station, circa 1880.jpg
Bungaban Station homestead, circa 1880
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Bungaban
Coordinates 25°55′24″S150°11′08″E / 25.9233°S 150.1855°E / -25.9233; 150.1855 (Bungaban (centre of locality))
Population60 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.070/km2 (0.181/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4419
Area858.6 km2 (331.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 41.5 km (26 mi) NE of Wandoan
  • 60.4 km (38 mi) SE of Taroom
  • 209 km (130 mi) NE of Roma
  • 235 km (146 mi) NW of Dalby
  • 446 km (277 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Bungaban:
Taroom Cockatoo Sujeewong
Grosmont Bungaban Auburn
Roche Creek Roche Creek Auburn

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

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Geography

The Leichhardt Highway runs past the western extremity. [3]

Bungaban has the following mountains:

History

Social gathering at the homestead at Bungaban Station, circa 1888 Social gathering at the homestead at Bungaban Station, circa 1888.jpg
Social gathering at the homestead at Bungaban Station, circa 1888

Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000. [8] [9] It was located in the south of neighbouring Cockatoo, but now within Bungaban at 1473 Ponty Pool Road ( 25°47′24″S150°15′37″E / 25.7901°S 150.2604°E / -25.7901; 150.2604 (COCKATOO STATE SCHOOL) ). [10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bungaban had a population of 52 people. [11]

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

Education

There are no schools in Bungaban. The nearest government schools are: [12]

There is no secondary schooling to Year 12 available nearby and some parts of the north-east of the locality are too distant for secondary schooling to Year 10. The options are distance education and boarding school. [12]

Economy

The Bungaban Wind Energy project is a proposal for $3.9 billion wind farm capable of generating 1.4GW of electricity to be used for both local consumption and to power mineral processing in the Gladstone area. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bungaban (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Bungaban – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47672)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bungaban, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kennedy Peak – mountain in Western Downs Region (entry 17968)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mount Misery – mountain in Western Downs Region (entry 22295)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Sisters – mountain in Western Downs Region (entry 34111)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government . 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bungaban (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Bungaban wind energy project" (PDF). WindLab. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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