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Coolabunia
Queensland
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Coolabunia
Coordinates 26°35′09″S151°53′54″E / 26.5858°S 151.8983°E / -26.5858; 151.8983 (Coolabunia (centre of locality))
Population173 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density4.199/km2 (10.88/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4610
Area41.2 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) South Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Coolabunia:
Kingaroy Booie Booie
Taabinga Coolabunia Hodgleigh
Goodger Goodger Hodgleigh

Coolabunia is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Coolabunia had a population of 173 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The D'Aguilar Highway passes through from south-east to north-west. [3]

Hornley is a neighbourhood ( 26°35′00″S151°53′00″E / 26.5833°S 151.8833°E / -26.5833; 151.8833 (Hornley) ). It takes its name from the Hornley railway station name, which was named on 15 March 1911 after Ezra Horne and Hubert Horne, who were pioneer selectors in the area around 1887. [4]

Ushers Hill is in the south-west of the locality ( 26°36′03″S151°52′08″E / 26.6008°S 151.8690°E / -26.6008; 151.8690 (Ushers Hill) ), rising to 607 metres (1,991 ft) above sea level. [5] [6]

History

Coolabunia farmland, 1945 Queensland State Archives 2158 View in the Coolabunia district near Kingaroy 1945.png
Coolabunia farmland, 1945

The locality name is derived from the Waka language, Bujiebara dialect, Gowrburra clan words "koala" and "buani" (meaning sleeping), as the area was a camp site on Aboriginal walking tracks to the Bunya Mountains. [2] Coolabunia railway station, named for the locality, was on the former Nanango railway line.

Coolabunia Provisional School opened on 16 June 1891. [7] On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia State School. [8]

Coolabunia West Provisional School opened on 13 June 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia West State School. It closed circa 1936. [8]

Coolabunia Methodist Church was built in 1914. It could seat 120 people. It was built from timber at a cost of £100. It has closed. [9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Coolabunia had a population of 161 people. [10]

In the 2021 census, Coolabunia had a population of 173 people. [1]

Education

Coolabunia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2-26 Gipps Street ( 26°35′21″S151°54′09″E / 26.5893°S 151.9026°E / -26.5893; 151.9026 (Coolabunia State School) ). [11] [12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 104 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). [13]

There are no secondary schools in Coolabunia. The nearest government secondary schools are Kingaroy State High School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the north-west and Nanango State High School in Nanango to the south-east. [3]

Attractions

Despite its name, the Coolabunia bora ring is at Reagon Road in neighbouring Booie to the north ( 26°33′53″S151°55′09″E / 26.56484°S 151.91907°E / -26.56484; 151.91907 (Coolabunia bora ring) ). [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coolabunia (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Coolabunia – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46208)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hornley – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 16156)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Ushers Hill – mountain in South Burnett Region (entry 35892)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XLIX, no. 10, 745. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1892. p. 6. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  8. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ↑ Blake, Thom. "Coolabunia Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolabunia (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Coolabunia State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  14. ↑ Brent Brian (20 December 2017). "Bora Ring - Coolabunia". Brown Signs. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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