Boynewood, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Boynewood
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.6358°N 151.2705°W
Pop:138
Postcode:4626
Area:57.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:38.9
Dir1:W
Location1:Gayndah
Dist2:188
Dir2:W
Location2:Maryborough
Dist3:375
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Mundubbera
Near-Ne:Mundubbera
Near-E:Glenrae
Near-Se:Derri Derra
Near-S:Derri Derra
Near-Sw:Derri Derra
Near-W:Derri Derra
Near-Nw:Riverleigh

Boynewood is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Boynewood had a population of 138 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by the Burnett River and to the west and south by its tributary the Boyne River.

The Mundubbera-Durong Road (State Route 75) passes through the locality from the north-east (Mundubbera) to the south-west (Derri Derra).

The principal land use is crop farming and orchards.

History

Boynewood State School opened on 2 February 1915 on the northern corner of Dykehead Road and Taylors Road (approx).[2] In 1934, the school was relocated to its present site in order to be more centrally located.[3] [4]

All Saints' Anglican church was officially opened on Sunday 9 February 1919 by Archdeacon Arthur Rivers.[5] It closed circa 1989.[6]

Demographics

In the, Boynewood had a population of 172 people.

In the, Boynewood had a population of 138 people.

Education

Boynewood State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1138 Durong Road (-25.6549°N 151.2548°W).[7] [8] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[9]

There are no secondary schools in Boynewood. The nearest government secondary schools are Mundubbera State College (to Year 10) in neighbouring Mundubbera to the north, Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the east, and Eidsvold State School (to Year 12) in Eidsvold to the north-west.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. Web site: 1922 . County of Yarrol . 31 October 2023 . . Map.
  3. News: 23 June 1934 . MUNDUBBERA . 3 . . 19,940 . Queensland, Australia . 31 October 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: 1938 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116 . 31 October 2023 . . Map.
  5. News: 22 February 1919 . ANGLICAN NOTES. . 14 July 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 16 . National Library of Australia . 14,429.
  6. Web site: Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Closed Churches. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 3 July 2020.
  7. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. live.
  8. Web site: 2022-12-08 . Boynewood State School . 2023-08-27 . Boynewood State School . en.
  9. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. live. 22 November 2018.