Coolabunia Explained

Type:suburb
Coolabunia
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.5858°N 151.8983°W
Pop:173
Postcode:4610
Area:41.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:9.6
Dir1:SE
Location1:Kingaroy
Dist2:14.7
Dir2:NW
Location2:Nanango
Dist3:137
Dir3:SW
Location3:Gympie
Dist4:201
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:South Burnett Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Booie
Near-Ne:Booie
Near-E:Hodgleigh
Near-Se:Hodgleigh
Near-S:Goodger
Near-Sw:Goodger
Near-W:Taabinga
Near-Nw:Kingaroy

Coolabunia is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

In the, Coolabunia had a population of 173 people.

Geography

The D'Aguilar Highway passes through from south-east to north-west.

Hornley is a neighbourhood (-26.5833°N 151.8833°W). It takes its name from the Hornley railway station name, which was named on 15 March 1911 after Ezra Horne and Hubert Horne, who were pioneer selectors in the area around 1887.[2]

Ushers Hill is in the south-west of the locality (-26.6008°N 151.869°W), rising to above sea level.[3] [4]

History

The locality name is derived from the Waka language, Bujiebara dialect, Gowrburra clan words "koala" and "buani" (meaning sleeping), as the area was a camp site on Aboriginal walking tracks to the Bunya Mountains.[1] Coolabunia railway station, named for the locality, was on the former Nanango railway line.

Coolabunia Provisional School opened on 16 June 1891.[5] On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia State School.

Coolabunia West Provisional School opened on 13 June 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia West State School. It closed circa 1936.

Coolabunia Methodist Church was built in 1914. It could seat 120 people. It was built from timber at a cost of £100. It has closed.[6]

Demographics

In the, Coolabunia had a population of 161 people.

In the, Coolabunia had a population of 173 people.

Education

Coolabunia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2-26 Gipps Street (-26.5893°N 151.9026°W).[7] [8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 104 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[9]

There are no secondary schools in Coolabunia. The nearest government secondary schools are Kingaroy State High School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the north-west and Nanango State High School in Nanango to the south-east.

Attractions

A bora ring, accessible to the public, is in the locality.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 14 August 2022.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  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: Blake . Thom . Coolabunia Methodist Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database.
  7. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. 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. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government.
  8. Web site: Coolabunia State School. 21 November 2018.
  9. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
  10. Web site: Brent Brian . 20 Dec 2017 . Bora Ring - Coolabunia . 24 Aug 2019 . Brown Signs.