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Boonara, Queensland

Coordinates: 26°04′44″S 152°01′34″E / 26.0788°S 152.0261°E / -26.0788; 152.0261 (Boonara (centre of locality))
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Boonara
Queensland
Entrance to Boonara Homestead, 2015
Boonara is located in Queensland
Boonara
Boonara
Coordinates26°04′44″S 152°01′34″E / 26.0788°S 152.0261°E / -26.0788; 152.0261 (Boonara (centre of locality))
Population60 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.69/km2 (1.79/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s)4601
Area86.9 km2 (33.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Boonara:
Cobbs Hill Tansey Tansey
Crownthorpe Boonara Cinnabar
Crownthorpe Goomeribong Goomeri

Boonara is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Boonara had a population of 60 people.[1]

History

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Boonara Homestead, 2015

The Boonara pastoral station was established in 1862.

Land in Boonara was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 47 square miles (120 km2) were available.[3]

Boonara Provisional School was opened on 20 January 1902. In 1909 became Boonara State School. It closed on 22 May 1964.[4] It was on the Burnett Highway just to the south of the homestead (approx 26°05′19″S 152°03′21″E / 26.0886°S 152.0559°E / -26.0886; 152.0559 (Boonara State School (site))).[5]

St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914.[6]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Boonara had a population of 74 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Boonara had a population of 60 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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The Boonara Homestead at 1791 Burnett Highway (26°05′06″S 152°03′06″E / 26.0849°S 152.0517°E / -26.0849; 152.0517 (Boonara Homestead)) is listed on the Gympie Heritage Register.[8]

Amenities

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St David's Anglican Church, 2015

St David's Anglican Church is at 7179 Burnett Highway (26°05′06″S 152°03′13″E / 26.0850°S 152.0537°E / -26.0850; 152.0537 (St David's Anglican Church)).[9] There is a cemetery behind the church.[10]

Boonara cemetery, 2015

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boonara (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Boonara – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46308)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Agency ID 6236, Boonara State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Kilkivan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Year Book" (PDF). Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 2019. p. 132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boonara (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Local heritage places" (PDF). Gympie Regional Council. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ^ "St David's Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Cemeteries". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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