Goodwood, Queensland

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Goodwood
Queensland
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Goodwood sugar mill, circa 1900
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Goodwood
Coordinates 25°06′19″S152°22′44″E / 25.1052°S 152.3788°E / -25.1052; 152.3788 (Goodwood (centre of locality))
Population155 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.037/km2 (5.275/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4660
Area76.1 km2 (29.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal division(s) Hinkler
Suburbs around Goodwood:
North Gregory Elliott Kinkuna
Farnsfield Goodwood Woodgate
Farnsfield Redridge Buxton

Goodwood is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Goodwood had a population of 155 people. [1]

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Geography

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Buxton) and runs immediately east and parallel with Goodwood's eastern boundary, exiting to the north-east (Kinkunda). [3] The locality is served byKinkuna railway station ( 25°03′10″S152°23′45″E / 25.0529°S 152.3959°E / -25.0529; 152.3959 (Kinkuna railway station) ) and Goodwood railway station ( 25°08′43″S152°24′39″E / 25.1453°S 152.4109°E / -25.1453; 152.4109 (Goodwood railway station) ). [3] [4] [5]

Part of the Burrum Coast National Park is in the east of the locality extending into neighbouring Kinkuna and Woodgate to the north-east and east. [6] Apart from this protected area, the land use varies from sugarcane farming in the north of the locality, forestry in the west of the locality, residential use and crop growing in the south of the locality, with grazing on native vegetation in the centre of the locality. [6]

History

Goodwood sugar mill was established in 1885, the first sugar mill to be built in the Isis district and resulted in the creation of the Goodwood community. It was sold in 1916 and closed in 1917 with the sugarcane then being processed at the Fairymead sugar mill. [7] [8] [9]

Goodwood Provisional School opened on 18 October 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Goodwood State School. [10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Goodwood had a population of 175 people. [11]

In the 2021 census, Goodwood had a population of 155 people. [1]

Education

Goodwood State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1802 Goodwood Road ( 25°08′44″S152°23′04″E / 25.1455°S 152.3845°E / -25.1455; 152.3845 (Goodwood State School) ). [12] [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 45 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). [14]

As Goodwood State School is located in the south of the locality, Alloway State School in Alloway to the north also serves the locality. The nearest government secondary schools are Isis District State High School in Childers to the south-west and Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg South. [15] There are also a number of non-government schools in Bundaberg and Childers. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goodwood (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Goodwood – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 50041)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Goodwood – railway station in Bundaberg Region (entry 14234)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kinkuma – railway station in the Bundaberg Region (entry 18253)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "The early years (Pre 1900)". Goodwood State School. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "GOODWOOD PLANTATION". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XLIX, no. 10, 848. Queensland, Australia. 20 October 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "GOODWOOD SUGAR MILL". The Brisbane Courier . No. 18, 094. Queensland, Australia. 13 January 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 4 July 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goodwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Goodwood State School" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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