Goodger, Queensland

Goodger is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Goodger had a population of 187 people.[1]

Goodger
Queensland
Goodger
Coordinates26.6572°S 151.8144°E / -26.6572; 151.8144 (Goodger (centre of locality))
Population187 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.306/km2 (5.972/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area81.1 km2 (31.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Goodger:
Inverlaw Taabinga Coolabunia
Haly Creek Goodger Hodgleigh
Haly Creek Brooklands Kunioon

Geography

Boonenne is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (26.6166°S 151.8°E / -26.6166; 151.8 (Boonenne)).[3]

History

The locality was named after the Goodger railway station on Tarong railway line, after the Goodger brothers (George, James and Howard A.) who were pioneer selectors.[2]

The name Boonenne is a corruption of an Waka word boon-u-inn meaning myrtle tree. The name was assigned as a railway station name by Queensland Railways Department on 25 September 1914.[3]

Stratharlie State School opened on 1915. In 1917 it was renamed Goodger State School. It closed on 10 August 1962.[4]

In the 2016 census Goodger had a population of 187 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goodger (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Goodger – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46221)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Boonenne – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 3763)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 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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