Sunny Nook

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Sunny Nook
Queensland
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Sunny Nook State School, 1930
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Sunny Nook
Coordinates 26°06′44″S151°53′27″E / 26.1122°S 151.8908°E / -26.1122; 151.8908 (Sunny Nook (centre of locality))
Population27 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.436/km2 (3.72/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4605
Area18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) South Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Sunny Nook:
Kitoba Cobbs Hill Crownthorpe
Cloyna Sunny Nook Crownthorpe
Merlwood Merlwood Tablelands

Sunny Nook is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Sunny Nook had a population of 27 people. [1]

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Geography

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. [3]

History

Sunny Nook State School opened on 1 September 1927. [4] [5] [6] It closed in 1945. [7] It was on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site on the northern side of Headings Road ( 26°06′53″S151°53′02″E / 26.11467°S 151.88375°E / -26.11467; 151.88375 (Sunny Nook State School (former)) ). [8] [9] [10] In 1951, tenders were called to relocate the school building to Cloyna State School. [11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Sunny Nook had a population of 23 people. [12]

In the 2021 census, Sunny Nook had a population of 27 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Sunny Nook. The nearest government primary school is Cloyna State School in neighbouring Cloyna to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Murgon State High School in Murgon to the south-east. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sunny Nook (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Sunny Nook – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46267)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "A FERTILE AREA". The Brisbane Courier . No. 21, 181. Queensland, Australia. 12 December 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 24 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "NEW STATE SCHOOLS". The Daily Mail . No. 7679. Queensland, Australia. 9 October 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 24 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "STATE SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED". The Brisbane Courier . No. 21, 716. Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 24 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Advertising". The Courier-mail . No. 4647. Queensland, Australia. 19 October 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 24 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sunny Nook (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2025.


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