Boonara,_Queensland
Boonara, Queensland
Suburb of Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia
Boonara is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Boonara had a population of 60 people.[1]
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| Boonara Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Entrance to Boonara Homestead, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.0788°S 152.0261°E / -26.0788; 152.0261 (Boonara (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 60 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.69/km2 (1.79/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4601 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 86.9 km2 (33.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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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 26.0886°S 152.0559°E / -26.0886; 152.0559 (Boonara State School (site))).[5]
St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914.[6]
In the 2016 census, Boonara had a population of 74 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Boonara had a population of 60 people.[1]
The Boonara Homestead at 1791 Burnett Highway (26.0849°S 152.0517°E / -26.0849; 152.0517 (Boonara Homestead)) is listed on the Gympie Heritage Register.[8]
St David's Anglican Church is at 7179 Burnett Highway (26.0850°S 152.0537°E / -26.0850; 152.0537 (St David's Anglican Church)).[9] There is a cemetery behind the church.[10]
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boonara (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Boonara – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46308)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- "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.
- "Agency ID 6236, Boonara State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- "Kilkivan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Year Book" (PDF). Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 2019. p. 132. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boonara (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Local heritage places" (PDF). Gympie Regional Council. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- "St David's Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- "Cemeteries". Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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