Bungadoo Explained

Type:suburb
Bungadoo
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.9955°N 152.0844°W
Pop:342
Postcode:4671
Area:29.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:18.8
Dir1:E
Location1:Gin Gin
Dist2:38.3
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Bundaberg
Dist3:369
Dir3:N
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Bundaberg Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Bucca
Near-Ne:South Kolan
Near-E:Electra
Near-Se:Promisedland
Near-S:Promisedland
Near-Sw:Duingal
Near-W:Delan
Near-Nw:Bullyard

Bungadoo is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] The area was formerly known as Albionville. In the, Bungadoo had a population of 342 people.

Geography

The Burnett River forms the southern and eastern boundary of the locality. The Ned Churchward Weir (originally called the Walla Weir) was built in 1998 across the river between Bungadoo and Promisedland to provide water for irrigation.[2]

The Goondoon railway station is in the north-eastern tip of the locality . It was the junction from the Mount Perry railway line to the Wallaville railway line, both of which are now closed.[3]

Snake Creek is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (-24.9666°N 152.0833°W). It takes its name from the former Snake Creek railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 4 September 1919 after a nearby creek.[4]

History

Albionville Provisional School opened in 1891.[5] On 1 January 1909, it became Albionville State School. The school closed at 11 May 1962. It was south of the River Road (approx).[6]

Demographics

In the, Bungadoo had a population of 315 people.

In the, Bungadoo had a population of 342 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bungadoo. The nearest government primary school is Bullyard State School in neighbouring Bullyard to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the west.

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Bundaberg Irrigation Scheme. Bundaberg Canegrowers Ltd. https://web.archive.org/web/20171230001535/http://www.bdbcanegrowers.com.au/images/images/fact_sheets/Bundaberg_Irrigation_Scheme.pdf. 30 December 2017. dead. 30 December 2017.
  3. 15 April 2018.
  4. 7 March 2023.
  5. News: 22 June 1892 . DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. . 4 July 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 6 . National Library of Australia . XLIX . 10,745.
  6. Web site: 1952 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157 . 19 July 2023 . . Map.