Boogan, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Boogan
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.6086°N 146.0119°W
Pop:138
Postcode:4871
Area:13.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11.9
Dir1:SSW
Location1:Innisfail
Dist2:99.1
Dir2:S
Location2:Cairns
Dist3:250
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:1608
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Stockton
Near-Ne:Mourilyan
Near-E:Martyville
Near-Se:Martyville
Near-S:Moresby
Near-Sw:Basilisk
Near-W:South Johnstone
Camp Creek
Near-Nw:Currajah

Boogan is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Boogan had a population of 138 people.

Geography

The Bruce Highway forms part of the eastern boundary of the locality, while the South Johnstone River forms the north-western boundary. The land is relatively flat and low-lying (10– above sea level) and is predominantly used for cropping, particularly sugarcane. The North Coast railway line passes from south to north through the middle of the locality with the locality served by the Boogan railway station i (-17.6075°N 146.0129°W).[2] There is also a cane tramway to transport harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.

History

The locality takes its name from the Boogan railway station named by the Queensland Railways Department on 12 September 1920. Boogan is an Aboriginal word meaning either forest country or dog.[1]

Boogan State School opened on 15 July 1929 and closed on 14 December 1979. It was on a 1acres site between the North Coast railway line and Kate Boylan Road (approx).[3] [4]

Demographics

In the, Boogan had a population of 119 people.

In the, Boogan had a population of 138 people.

Education

There are no schools in Boogan. The nearest government primary schools are South Johnstone State School in neighbouring South Johnstone to the west and Mourilyan State School in neighbouring Mourilyan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: 1943 . Innisfail . 27 June 2024 . . Map . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627024101/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-innisfail-1943/original . live .
  4. Web site: 1979 . Parish of Mourilyan Sheet 1 . 27 June 2024 . . Map . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627024114/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-mourilyan-sh1-1979/original . live .
  5. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 27 June 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .