Benair, Queensland

Benair is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Benair had a population of 144 people.[1]

Benair
Queensland
Benair
Coordinates26.6233°S 151.6983°E / -26.6233; 151.6983 (Benair (centre of locality))
Population144 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.544/km2 (6.589/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area56.6 km2 (21.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Benair:
Wattle Grove Wattle Grove Inverlaw
Mannuem Benair Inverlaw
Kumbia Haly Creek Haly Creek

History

The Benair area opened for settlement circa 1914.[3]

Boonare State School opened on 31 July 1911 but was renamed Benair State School later that year. It closed on 9 December 1977. [4]

A Lutheran Church congregation formed in 1917 and erected St Paul’s Lutheran Church with an associated cemetery in 1921 at 8965 Bunya Highway (26.6473°S 151.6967°E / -26.6473; 151.6967 (St Paul's Lutheran church & Peace hall & cemetery)). In 1950 a new church was built. In 1958 a church hall was added by relocated by relocating a former army building from Gregory Terrace in Brisbane. The church closed in 1977 and the church building was relocated to become a chapel at Mount Tamborine. After the church closed, the site became known as the Peace Lutheran Hall and Cemetery. Although listed on the South Burnett Local Heritage Register, approval to demolish the hall was given in 2017 but the cemtery had to be preserved.[3]

In the 2016 census, Benair had a population of 144 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Benair (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Benair – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46190)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Historic Hall To Be Demolished". southburnett.com.au. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. 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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