Bon Accord, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Bon Accord
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.5649°N 151.6719°W
Pop:29
Postcode:4625
Area:11.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:9.5
Dir1:NW
Location1:Gayndah
Dist2:149
Dir2:W
Location2:Maryborough
Dist3:154
Dir3:W
Location3:Hervey Bay
Dist4:323
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Wetheron
Near-Ne:Wetheron
Near-E:Wetheron
Near-Se:Gayndah
Near-S:Gayndah
Near-Sw:Gayndah
Near-W:Ideraway
Near-Nw:Mount Lawless

Bon Accord is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bon Accord had a population of 29 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the Burnett River.

The Bon Accord Wetheron Road enters the locality from the south (Gayndah) and exits to the north (Wetherton).

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing near the Burnett River and its tributary Barambah Creek.

History

Bon Accord Provisional School opened about September 1901. It became Bon Accord State School on 1 January 1909. Due to low attendances, it closed about May 1922. It was located on the eastern bank of Barambah Creek immediately north of the Bon Accord Wetheron Road (approx).[2]

Demographics

In the, Bon Accord had a population of 19 people.

In the, Bon Accord had a population of 29 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bon Accord. The nearest government primary school is Gayndah State School in neighbouring Gayndah to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Burnett State College, also in Gayndah to the south-west.

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. 30 March 2019.
  2. Web site: 1922 . County of Mackenzie . 27 January 2023 . . Map.