Rubyanna, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Rubyanna
City:Bundaberg
State:qld
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Coordinates:-24.825°N 152.3877°W
Pop:257
Postcode:4670
Area:21.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Bundaberg Region
Stategov:Burnett
Fedgov:Hinkler
Near-N:Burnett Heads
Near-Ne:Burnett Heads
Near-E:Qunaba
Near-Se:Windermere
Near-S:Ashfield
Near-Sw:Kalkie
Near-W:Gooburrum
Near-Nw:Fairymead

Rubyanna is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Rubyanna had a population of 257 people.

Geography

The Bundaberg-Bargara Road runs through the southern tip from west to east, and the Bundaberg-Port Road runs along the eastern and northern boundaries.

History

The name Rubyanna comes from the sugarcane plantation of surveyor John Charlton Thompson, whose plantation was supposedly named for his wife.[1] [2]

Rubyanna Provisional School opened circa 1899 and closed on 1905.

Demographics

In the Rubyanna had a population of 244 people.

In the, Rubyanna had a population of 257 people.

Amenities

Bundaberg Bible Church is at 400 Bargara Road .[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. 26 December 2020.
  2. News: Old Memories Revived.. 20 February 1909. The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. 29 December 2017. 3709. Queensland, Australia. 3. National Library of Australia. 1 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210401042943/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215732930. live.
  3. Web site: Bundaberg Bible Church. live. 2021-04-01. Bundaberg Bible Church. en-AU. 7 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307235008/https://biblechurch.org.au/.
  4. Web site: Bundaberg Bible Chapel. live. 2021-04-01. Churches Australia. en-AU. 1 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210401042942/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/other-denominations/directory/3511-bundaberg-bible-chapel.