Goodger, Queensland
| Goodger Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Goodger | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°39′26″S 151°48′52″E / 26.6572°S 151.8144°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 187 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.306/km2 (5.972/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 81.1 km2 (31.3 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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Goodger is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Goodger had a population of 187 people.[1]
Geography
Boonenne is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (26°37′00″S 151°48′00″E / 26.6166°S 151.8°E).[3]
History
The locality was named after the Goodger railway station on Tarong railway line, after the Goodger brothers (George, James and Howard A.) who were pioneer selectors.[2]
The name Boonenne is a corruption of an Waka word boon-u-inn meaning myrtle tree. The name was assigned as a railway station name by Queensland Railways Department on 25 September 1914.[3]
Stratharlie State School opened on 1915. In 1917 it was renamed Goodger State School. It closed on 10 August 1962.[4]
In the 2016 census Goodger had a population of 187 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goodger (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Goodger – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46221)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Boonenne – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 3763)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 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
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