Gootchie, Queensland

Gootchie
Queensland
Gootchie; Queensland
	Old Bruce Highway, Gootchie, 2013
	Gootchie
Coordinates	25°52′54″S152°34′52″E / 25.8816°S 152.5811°E
Population	96 (2021 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4650
Area	34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	18.0 km (11 mi) S of Tiaro ; 44.0 km (27 mi) SSW of Maryborough ; 51.8 km (32 mi) N of Gympie ; 226 km (140 mi) N of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
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Gootchie is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.^[1]

Geography

The Bruce Highway enters the locality at the south-west (Kanigan / Glenwood) and forms the south-east boundary of the locality, then passes through the locality travelling north, and then forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality before exiting to the north-west (Bauple).^[3]

The Bauple Woolooga Road forms part of the northern boundary of the locality while the Old Gympie Road (the predecessor to the Bruce Highway) forms the north-western boundary of the locality.^[3]

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the west (Paterson) and exits to the north-west (Gundiah).^[3] The locality was served by the now-abandoned Gootchie Creek railway station ( 25°51′17″S152°33′22″E / 25.8547°S 152.5561°E / -25.8547; 152.5561 (Gootchie Creek railway station) ).^[4]

The land use is a mix of rural activities including grazing on native vegetation, plantation forestry, and crop growing.^[3]

History

The locality name comes from a grazing property and the railway station name formerly spelt Gutchy. It is reportedly an Aboriginal word from the Kabi language, Badjala dialect, meaning sand goanna.^[2]

Gootchie Provisional School opened on 1 June 1874. It closed on 30 April 1879, but reopened on 1 May 1885. It closed again in 1894, but reopened on 2 December 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Gootchie State School. It closed permanently in 1933.^[5]

Kannagan Provisional School opened on 6 July 1896. By 1898, the spelling of the name had changed to be Kanighan Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Kanighan State School. About 1946, the spelling changed to Kanigan State School. It closed in 1959.^[6] It was on the western corner of the junction of Kanyan Road and the Bruce Highway (approx 25°54′15″S152°35′53″E / 25.9042°S 152.5981°E / -25.9042; 152.5981 (Kanigan State School (former)) ), now within the present-day boundaries of Gootchie.^[7]^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Gootchie. The nearest government primary schools are:^[10]

Gundiah State School in neighbouring Gundiah to the north-west
Bauple State School in neighbouring Bauple to the north-east
Glenwood State School in neighbouring Glenwood to the south-east
Theebine State School in neighbouring Theebine to the south-west

The nearest government secondary schools are:^[10]

Maryborough State High School in Maryborough to the north
James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gootchie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
1 2 "Gootchie – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46650)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2018.
1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 12 September 2023.
↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gootchie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2023.