Cloyna, Queensland

Cloyna is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Cloyna had a population of 160 people.^[1]

Cloyna Queensland
Cloyna
Coordinates	26.1058°S 151.8424°E / -26.1058; 151.8424 (Cloyna (centre of locality))
Population	160 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	5.18/km2 (13.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4605
Area	30.9 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	21.3 km (13 mi) NNW of Murgon 60.4 km (38 mi) N of Kingaroy 113 km (70 mi) W of Gympie 277 km (172 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Cloyna: Glenrock Windera Kitoba Wooroonden Cloyna Sunny Nook Silverleaf Warnung Merlwood

History

Coyna State School, opened on Monday 20 February 1911

Cloyna State School opened on 20 February 1911 under headmaster Leslie Ward Harrison.^[3][4]

The construction of the Lutheran Church was completed in May 1911 with the church officially opening on Coronation Day, 22 June 1911.^[5][6][7]

Opening ceremony at Cloyna Baptist Church, 14 March 1924

Cloyna Baptist Church opened in 1924.^[8][9] It was officially opened on 15 March 1924.^[10] It closed circa 1990. It was located at 71 Cloyna West Road (26.1089°S 151.8379°E / -26.1089; 151.8379 (Cloyna Baptist Church (former))).^[11] It was close to the Cloyna railway station.^[12][13] It is now in private ownership.^[14]

The former Cloyna railway station (26.1085°S 151.8391°E / -26.1085; 151.8391 (Cloyna railway station (former))) was on the now-closed Windera railway line.^[13] The line operated from 1925 to 1961.

In 2007, the building of the former Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity at 2272 Gayndah Road, Kitoba, was relocated to Cloyna State School. The church was opened on 24 May 1957 by Archdeacon Richards. It was closed on 3 June 2005 by Assistant Bishop Nolan.^[15][16]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Cloyna had a population of 142 people.^[17]

In the 2021 census, Cloyna had a population of 160 people.^[1]

Education

Cloyna State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 8 William Webber Road (26.1073°S 151.8461°E / -26.1073; 151.8461 (Cloyna State School)).^[18][19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 15 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).^[20]

References

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3. "CLOYNA STATE SCHOOL". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 582. Queensland, Australia. 4 March 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
5. "TOOWOOMBA AND DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 652. Queensland, Australia. 26 May 1911. p. 6. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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10. "OPENING OF THE CLOYNA BAPTIST CHURCH". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 642. Queensland, Australia. 20 March 1924. p. 11. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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12. "SOUTH BURNETT". The Daily Mail. No. 6888. Queensland, Australia. 25 March 1924. p. 11. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
13. "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
14. "71 Cloyna West Road, Cloyna, Qld 4605". Realestate.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
15. "Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cloyna (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
18. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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20. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.