Boynewood, Queensland

Boynewood is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Boynewood had a population of 172 people.[1]

Boynewood
Queensland
Boynewood
Coordinates25.6358°S 151.2705°E / -25.6358; 151.2705
Population172 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.986/km2 (7.734/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4626
Area57.6 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Boynewood:
Riverleigh Mundubbera Mundubbera
Derri Derra Boynewood Glenrae
Derri Derra Derri Derra Derri Derra

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the Burnett River and to the west and south by its tributary the Boyne River.[3]

The Mundubbera Durong Road (State Route 75) passes through the locality from the north-east (Mundubbera) to the south-west (Derri Derra).[3]

The principal land use is crop farming and orchards.[3]

History

Boynewood State School opened on 2 February 1915.[4]

All Saints' Anglican church opened circa 1920. It closed circa 1989.[5]

Education

Boynewood State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1138 Durong Road (25.6549°S 151.2548°E / -25.6549; 151.2548 (Boynewood State School)).[6][7] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boynewood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Boynewood – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47365)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  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. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "Boynewood State School". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.


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