Boonarga, Queensland
| Boonarga Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Cactoblastis Memorial Hall, Boonarga, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
  Boonarga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°48′34″S 150°43′13″E / 26.8094°S 150.7202°ECoordinates: 26°48′34″S 150°43′13″E / 26.8094°S 150.7202°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.625/km2 (1.619/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4413 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 57.6 km2 (22.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Boonarga is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Boonarga had a population of 36 people.[1]
Geography[]
The Warrego Highway and Western railway line enter the locality from the south-east (Brigalow) and exit to the north-west (Chinchilla).[3]
Boonarga railway station is an abandoned station on the Western railway line (26°47′39″S 150°42′55″E / 26.7942°S 150.7153°E).[4]
History[]
Hill Top Provisional School opened on 20 March 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Hill Top State School. From 1914 to 1915 it operated as a half-time school with Mulga State School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). In 1936 it was renamed Boonarga State School. It closed in June 1954.[5] It was located on the Warrego Highway (26°47′27″S 150°42′27″E / 26.7909°S 150.7075°E).[6][3]
In the 2016 census Boonarga had a population of 36 people.[1]
Heritage listings[]
Boonarga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Amenities[]
Boonarga Cactoblastis Memorial Hall is on the Warrego Highway (26°47′43″S 150°42′56″E / 26.7952°S 150.7155°E).[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boonarga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Boonarga – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47669)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "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 Two Mile series sheet 2m81" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cactoblastis Memorial Hall (entry 601273)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Community Halls". Western Downs Regional Council. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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External links[]
Media related to Boonarga, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
- Western Downs Region
- Localities in Queensland