Bunya Creek, Queensland

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Bunya Creek
Queensland
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Urangan Road State School, 1936
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Bunya Creek
Coordinates 25°22′19″S152°50′09″E / 25.3719°S 152.8358°E / -25.3719; 152.8358 (Bunya Creek (centre of locality))
Population79 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1.714/km2 (4.44/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4655
Area46.1 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Hinkler
Suburbs around Bunya Creek:
Nikenbah Nikenbah Booral
Sunshine Acres Bunya Creek River Heads
Susan River Susan River Susan River

Bunya Creek is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people. [1]

History

Bunya Creek Provisional School opened circa 1881. On 1 January 1909 it became Bunya Creek State School. It closed in 1928 due to low student numbers. [3]

Urangan Road State School opened on 22 February 1915 on the Urangan Road. In 1956, the school was renamed Bingham Road State School. It closed on 1960. [4] The school was 847 Booral Road (previously known as Urangan Road and Nikenbah Bingham Road) in Bunya Creek ( 25°20′43″S152°51′02″E / 25.3453°S 152.8505°E / -25.3453; 152.8505 (Bingham Road State School (former)) ). [5] [6] [7] [8]

On Sunday 4 February 1917, Christ Church was officially opened by the Anglican Archdeacon of Toowoomba on Urangan Road, adjacent to the Urangan Road School. In 1965, it was renamed All Saints Anglican Church. It closed in 1986. It was located at 835 Booral Road (approx 25°20′41″S152°51′05″E / 25.3448°S 152.8514°E / -25.3448; 152.8514 (Christ Church Anglican (former)) ). [9] [6] [10]

In the 2016 census Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people. [1]

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References

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  2. "Bunya Creek – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46635)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "County of March sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Pialba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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  9. "DEDICATION OF CHRIST CHURCH, URANGAN ROAD". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 13, 638. Queensland, Australia. 2 February 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 21 March 2021 via National Library of Australia.
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