Boondooma

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]

Boondooma
Queensland
Boondooma Lake
Boondooma
Coordinates26.1566°S 151.2177°E / -26.1566; 151.2177 (Boondooma (centre of locality))
Population76 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0918/km2 (0.2376/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4613
Area828.3 km2 (319.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Boondooma:
Monogorilby Brovinia
Beeron		 Toondahra
Wigton
Cadarga Boondooma Speedwell
Okeden
Durah
Burra Burri		 Durong Brigooda

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:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boondooma (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Boondooma – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46287)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  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
  5. "Boondooma Homestead (entry 600967)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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