Boonara, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Boonara
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.0788°N 152.0261°W
Pop:60
Established:1877
Postcode:4601
Area:86.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:15.1
Dir1:N
Location1:Goomeri
Dist2:32.3
Dir2:NE
Location2:Murgon
Dist3:79.7
Dir3:W
Location3:Gympie
Dist4:246
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Tansey
Near-Ne:Tansey
Near-E:Cinnabar
Near-Se:Goomeri
Near-S:Goomeribong
Near-Sw:Crownthorpe
Near-W:Crownthorpe
Near-Nw:Cobbs Hill

Boonara is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Boonara had a population of 60 people.

History

The Boonara pastoral station was established in 1862.

Land in Boonara was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 47mi2 were available.[2]

Boonara Provisional School was opened on 20 January 1902. In 1909 became Boonara State School. It closed on 22 May 1964. It was on the Burnett Highway just to the south of the homestead (approx).[3]

St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914.[4]

Demographics

In the, Boonara had a population of 74 people.

In the, Boonara had a population of 60 people.

Heritage listings

The Boonara Homestead at 1791 Burnett Highway is listed on the Gympie Heritage Register.[5]

Amenities

St David's Anglican Church is at 7179 Burnett Highway .[6] There is a cemetery behind the church.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 16 September 2020.
  2. News: Proclamations under the New Land Acts.. 2 March 1877. The Brisbane Courier. 19 February 2020. Queensland, Australia. 3. Trove. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846. live.
  3. Web site: 1943. Kilkivan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915214956/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-kilkivan-1943.jpg. 15 September 2020. 26 September 2019. Queensland Government. Map.
  4. Web site: 2019. Year Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915033326/https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Year-Book-Volume-II-Feb-2020.pdf. 15 September 2020. 15 September 2020. Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 132. 2.
  5. Web site: Local heritage places. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916005524/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/41126858/Schedule%204%20-%20Local%20heritage%20places.pdf?version=1.0&t=1479098207499. 16 September 2020. 16 September 2020. Gympie Regional Council. 4.
  6. Web site: St David's Anglican Church. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916005524/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/directory/1211-st-davidand#39;s-anglican-church. 16 September 2020. 2020-09-15. Churches Australia. en.
  7. Web site: Cemeteries. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621120719/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/gympie-region-cemeteries. 21 June 2019. 2020-09-15. Gympie Regional Council.