Boondooma

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Boondooma
Queensland
Boondooma Lake.JPG
Boondooma Lake
Boondooma is located in Queensland
Boondooma
Boondooma
Coordinates26°09′24″S 151°13′04″E / 26.1566°S 151.2177°E / -26.1566; 151.2177 (Boondooma (centre of locality))Coordinates: 26°09′24″S 151°13′04″E / 26.1566°S 151.2177°E / -26.1566; 151.2177 (Boondooma (centre of locality))
Population76 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0918/km2 (0.2376/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4613
Area828.3 km2 (319.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 120 km (75 mi) NW of Kingaroy
  • 225 km (140 mi) NNW of Toowoomba
  • 341 km (212 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Boondooma:
Monogorilby Brovinia
Beeron		 Toondahra
Wigton
Cadarga Boondooma Speedwell
Okeden
Durah
Burra Burri		 Durong Brigooda

Boondooma is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Boondooma had a population of 76 people.[1]

Geography[]

The Boondooma Dam and its associated lake is on south-eastern boundary between Boondooma and Okeden.[3]

History[]

Durong Provisional School opened on 3 September 1923. On 7 November 1927 it became Durong State School. The school closed briefly in 1928 due to low student numbers.[4]

Boondooma State School opened on 1939 and closed on 3 May 1968.[4]

The closure of Boondooma State School enabled Durong State School to be renamed Boondooma State School in 1970. It closed in December 1999.[4]

In the 2016 census, Boondooma had a population of 76 people.[1]

Heritage listings[]

Boondooma has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boondooma (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Boondooma – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46287)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Boondooma Homestead (entry 600967)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

External links[]

Media related to Boondooma at Wikimedia Commons

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