Bongeen, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Bongeen
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.52°N 151.4533°W
Pop:71
Postcode:4356
Area:112.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:27.9
Dir1:NW
Location1:Pittsworth
Dist2:43.0
Dir2:SW
Location2:Oakey
Dist3:57.5
Dir3:W
Location3:Toowoomba CBD
Dist4:187
Dir4:W
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Mount Moriah
Near-Ne:Evanslea
Near-E:Mount Tyson
Near-Se:Irongate
Near-S:Brookstead
St Helens
Near-Sw:Branchview
Near-W:Norwin
Near-Nw:West Prairie

Bongeen is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bongeen had a population of 71 people.

Geography

The now-closed Cecil Plains railway line passed through the locality. There were two railway stations within the locality on the line (both abandoned):[2]

The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west.

History

Bongeen State School opened on 4 May 1939. It was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and closed on 31 December 2006.[3] It was at 7-15 Bongeen School Road (north-west corner of Pipeline Road,).[4] [5]

Bongeen Church of Christ opened 1964, opposite the school.[6]

Demographics

In the, Bongeen had a population of 75 people.

In the, Bongeen had a population of 71 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bongeen. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the east, Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the south, and Jondaryan State School in Jondaryan to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10) in Cecil Plains to the west, Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the south-east, and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in Oakey to the north-east.

Amenities

Bongeen Church of Christ is on the north-east corner of Bongeen School Road and Pipeline Road .[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  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. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 6 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 1972 . Parish of East Prairie sheet 2 . 22 April 2022 . . Map . 22 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422021949/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-east-prairie-sh2-1972.jpg . live .
  5. Web site: 1981 . 9142 Millmerran . 22 April 2022 . . Map . 22 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422021956/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-100000-9142-millmerran-1981.jpg . live .
  6. Web site: Blake . Thom . Bongeen Church of Christ . 2022-04-22 . Queensland religious places database . 22 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422030033/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2819 . live .
  7. Web site: Bongeen Church of Christ . 2022-04-22 . en . 22 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422030025/https://bongeenchurch.weebly.com/ . live .
  8. Web site: Bongeen Church . 2022-04-22 . Churches Australia . en . 9 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809192555/http://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/churches-of-christ/directory/2772-bongeen-church . live .