Binjour

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Binjour
Queensland
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The Burnett Highway passing through Binjour, seen through a tree. The former general store can be seen to the left
Binjour is located in Queensland
Binjour
Binjour
Coordinates25°32′04″S 151°28′09″E / 25.5344°S 151.4691°E / -25.5344; 151.4691 (Binjour (centre of locality))
Population98 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.191/km2 (3.084/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4625
Area82.3 km2 (31.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 22.3 km (14 mi) ENE of Mundubbera
  • 24.3 km (15 mi) NW of Gayndah
  • 173 km (107 mi) SW of Bundaberg
  • 349 km (217 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Binjour:
Gurgeena Branch Creek Reids Creek
Philpott Binjour Reids Creek
Philpott Humphery Humphery

Binjour is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Binjour had a population of 98 people.[1]

Geography[]

Binjour is in the Wide Bay-Burnett region on the Burnett Highway 272 kilometres (169 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.

The Burnett Highway passes through the locality from east to west. It is within the Burnett River drainage basin.[3]

History[]

Binjour Plateau State School opened on 15 September 1913.[4]

In the 2016 census Binjour had a population of 98 people.[1]

Heritage listings[]

Binjour has a number of heritage-listed sites:

Education[]

Binjour Plateau State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18401 Burnett Highway (

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25°30′57″S 151°27′24″E / 25.5157°S 151.4566°E / -25.5157; 151.4566 (Binjour Plateau State School)).[6][7] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 16 children with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[9]

Amenities[]

Apostolic Church on the Burnett Highway, 2014

Binjour Apostolic Church is at 125 Church Road (junction with Burnett Highway,

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25°31′12″S 151°26′39″E / 25.5199°S 151.4442°E / -25.5199; 151.4442 (Apostolic Church)).[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Binjour (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Binjour – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45318)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  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. ^ Jump up to: a b "North Burnett Local Heritage Register" (PDF). North Burnett Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Binjour Plateau State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Annual Report 2016". Binjour Plateau State School. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  9. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Communities". Apostolic Church of Queensland. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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