Coolabunia
| Coolabunia Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Coolabunia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°35′09″S 151°53′54″E / 26.5858°S 151.8983°ECoordinates: 26°35′09″S 151°53′54″E / 26.5858°S 151.8983°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 161 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.908/km2 (10.12/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 41.2 km2 (15.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Coolabunia is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Coolabunia had a population of 161 people.[1]
Geography[]
The D'Aguilar Highway passes through from south-east to north-west.[3] A bora ring, accessible to the public, is in the locality.[4]
History[]
The locality name is derived from the Waka language, Bujiebara dialect, Gowrburra clan words "koala" and "buani" (meaning sleeping), as the area was a camp site on Aboriginal walking tracks to the Bunya Mountains.[2] A railway station, named for the locality, was on the former Nanango railway line.
Coolabunia Provisional School opened on 16 June 1891. On 1 January 1909 it became Coolabunia State School.[5]
Coolabunia West Provisional School opened on 13 June 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Coolabunia West State School. It closed circa 1936.[5]
In the 2016 census Coolabunia had a population of 161 people.[1]
Education[]
Coolabunia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mary Street (26°35′21″S 151°54′09″E / 26.5893°S 151.9026°E).[6][7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 104 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolabunia (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Coolabunia – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46208)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Brent Brian (20 December 2017). "Bora Ring - Coolabunia". Brown Signs. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Coolabunia State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
External links[]
- "Coolabunia". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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