Bunya Creek, Queensland
| Bunya Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Bunya Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°22′19″S 152°50′09″E / 25.3719°S 152.8358°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 79 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.714/km2 (4.44/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4655 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 46.1 km2 (17.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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Bunya Creek is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people.[1]
History
Bunya Creek Provisional School opened circa 1881. On 1 January 1909 it became Bunya Creek State School. It closed in 1928 due to low student numbers.[3]
Urangan Road State School opened on 22 February 1915. In 1956 it was renamed Bingham Road State School. It closed on 1960.[4] Despite the name, the school was 847 Booral Road (formerly Nikenbah Bingham Road) in Bunya Creek (25°20′43″S 152°51′02″E / 25.3453°S 152.8505°E).[5][6][7][8]
On Sunday 4 February 1917 Christ Church was officially opened by the Anglican Archdeacon of Toowoomba on Urangan Road, adjacent to the Urangan Road School.[9]
In the 2016 census Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bunya Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Bunya Creek – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46635)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 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
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "County of March sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Pialba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m112" (Map). Queensland Government. 1956. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "DEDICATION OF CHRIST CHURCH, URANGAN ROAD". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 13, 638. Queensland, Australia. 2 February 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 21 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
