Budgee, Queensland

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Budgee
Queensland
Budgee is located in Queensland
Budgee
Budgee
Coordinates27°46′55″S 152°01′04″E / 27.7819°S 152.0177°E / -27.7819; 152.0177 (Budgee (centre of locality))Coordinates: 27°46′55″S 152°01′04″E / 27.7819°S 152.0177°E / -27.7819; 152.0177 (Budgee (centre of locality))
Population35 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.994/km2 (2.58/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4359
Area35.2 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Budgee:
East Greenmount Ramsay West Haldon
East Greenmount Budgee West Haldon
Ascot Ascot Hirstglen

Budgee is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Budgee had a population of 35 people.[1]

History[]

Budgee State School opened on 11 November 1913. In 1916 it became a half-time school with Hirstvale Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). When the Hirstvale school closed in 1917, Budgee returned to full-time school status. In 1917 Hirstvale School closed and Budgee once again became a full time school. The school closed on 23 Feb 1941. The schol reopened on 29 Jan 1952. It closed permanently on 24 January 1965.[3]

In the 2016 census Budgee had a population of 35 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Budgee (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Budgee – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47901)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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