Bunya Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Bunya Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.3719°N 152.8358°W
Pop:75
Postcode:4655
Area:46.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Fraser Coast Region
Stategov:Maryborough
Stategov2:Hervey Bay
Fedgov:Hinkler
Near-N:Nikenbah
Near-Ne:Booral
Near-E:River Heads
Near-Se:Susan River
Near-S:Susan River
Near-Sw:Susan River
Near-W:Sunshine Acres
Near-Nw:Nikenbah

Bunya Creek is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bunya Creek had a population of 75 people.

History

Bunya Creek Provisional School opened circa 1881. On 1 January 1909 it became Bunya Creek State School. It closed in 1928 due to low student numbers.

Urangan Road State School opened on 22 February 1915 on the Urangan Road. In 1956, the school was renamed Bingham Road State School. It closed on 1960. The school was 847 Booral Road (previously known as Urangan Road and Nikenbah Bingham Road) in Bunya Creek .[2] [3] [4]

On Sunday 4 February 1917, Christ Church was officially opened by the Anglican Archdeacon of Toowoomba on Urangan Road, adjacent to the Urangan Road School. In 1965, it was renamed All Saints Anglican Church. It closed in 1986. It was located at 835 Booral Road (approx).[5] [6]

Demographics

In the Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people.

In the, Bunya Creek had a population of 75 people.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1922. County of March sheet 1. live. 21 March 2021. Queensland Government. Map. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426080029/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-county-march-sh1-1922.jpg . 26 April 2018 .
  3. Web site: 1943. Pialba. live. 21 March 2021. Queensland Government. Map. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130005705/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-pialba-1943.jpg . 30 November 2021 .
  4. Web site: 1956. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m112. live. 21 March 2021. Queensland Government. Map. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229070317/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m112-admin-bdy-1956.jpg . 29 December 2020 .
  5. News: 2 February 1917 . DEDICATION OF CHRIST CHURCH, URANGAN ROAD. . 21 March 2021 . . Queensland, Australia . 6 . National Library of Australia . 13,638.
  6. Web site: Christ Church . 27 February 2024 . Queensland Religious Places.