Boondooma
| Boondooma Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Boondooma Lake | |||||||||||||||
  Boondooma | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°09′24″S 151°13′04″E / 26.1566°S 151.2177°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 76 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0918/km2 (0.2376/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4613 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 828.3 km2 (319.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Boondooma is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Boondooma had a population of 76 people.[1]
Geography
The Boondooma Dam and its associated lake is on south-eastern boundary between Boondooma and Okeden.[3]
History
Durong Provisional School opened on 3 September 1923. On 7 November 1927 it became Durong State School. The school closed briefly in 1928 due to low student numbers.[4]
Boondooma State School opened on 1939 and closed on 3 May 1968.[4]
The closure of Boondooma State Schoool enabled Durong State School to be renamed Boondooma State School in 1970. It closed on December 1999.[4]
In the 2016 census, Boondooma had a population of 76 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Boondooma has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Mundubbera-Durong Road: Boondooma Homestead[5]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boondooma (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Boondooma – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46287)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Boondooma Homestead (entry 600967)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Boondooma at Wikimedia Commons