Boynewood, Queensland
| Boynewood Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Boynewood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°38′09″S 151°16′14″E / 25.6358°S 151.2705°ECoordinates: 25°38′09″S 151°16′14″E / 25.6358°S 151.2705°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 172 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.986/km2 (7.734/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4626 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 57.6 km2 (22.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Boynewood is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Boynewood had a population of 172 people.[1]
Geography[]
The locality is bounded to the north by the Burnett River and to the west and south by its tributary the Boyne River.[3]
The Mundubbera Durong Road (State Route 75) passes through the locality from the north-east (Mundubbera) to the south-west (Derri Derra).[3]
The principal land use is crop farming and orchards.[3]
History[]
Boynewood State School opened on 2 February 1915.[4]
All Saints' Anglican church opened circa 1920. It closed circa 1989.[5]
Education[]
Boynewood State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1138 Durong Road (25°39′18″S 151°15′17″E / 25.6549°S 151.2548°E).[6][7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[8]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boynewood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Boynewood – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47365)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Boynewood State School". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- North Burnett Region
- Localities in Queensland
- Wide Bay–Burnett geography stubs