Boynedale, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Boynedale
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.2322°N 151.2838°W
Pop:13
Postcode:4680
Area:283.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:31.0
Dir1:S
Location1:Calliope
Dist2:54.3
Dir2:S
Location2:Gladstone CBD
Dist3:531
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Gladstone Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Benaraby
Near-Ne:Iveragh
Near-E:Bororen
Near-Se:Boyne Valley
Near-S:Boyne Valley
Near-Sw:Boyne Valley
Near-W:Diglum
Near-Nw:Taragoola

Boynedale is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Boynedale had a population of 13 people.

Geography

The Lake Awoonga is part of the northern boundary of the locality. It is the impoundment of the Boyne River by the Awoonga Dam.

History

The locality takes its name from the Boyne River, which in turn was named on 14 November 1823 by Surveyor-General John Oxley on the cutter HM Mermaid.

The Gladstone to Monto railway line opened its first section from Byellee (previously known as Boyne Valley Junction) to Many Peaks was opened on 25 July 1910 with Boynedale railway station (-24.216°N 151.2463°W) serving the Boynedale locality.[2] The station closed on 8 December 1997.[2] [3] The line closed to regular services in 2002 with the final train on the line being a steam special run from Monto to Maryborough in 2005.

The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 August 1999.[1]

Demographics

In the, Boynedale had a population of 17 people.

In the, Boynedale had a population of 13 people.

Heritage listings

Boynedale has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Boynedale. The nearest government primary school is Nagoorin State School in Nagoorin in the neighbouring Boyne Valley to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gladstone State High School in West Gladstone to the north.

Calliope State High School in Calliope to the north opened in 2020 and will offer secondary education to Year 10 from 2022 and to Year 12 from 2024.[5] Once fully operational, it will be closer than Gladstone State High School.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 27 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. Queensland Rail Weekly Notice No 2/98
  4. 8 July 2013.
  5. Web site: 2019-07-23 . Enrolments . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325235613/https://calliopeshs.eq.edu.au/enrolments . 25 March 2022 . 2022-06-03 . Calliope State High School . en.