Boonooroo, Queensland

Boonooroo is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Boonooroo had a population of 371 people.^[1]

Boonooroo Queensland
Fishing party with a large codfish, Boonooroo, circa 1920
Boonooroo
Coordinates	25.6683°S 152.9019°E / -25.6683; 152.9019 (Boonooroo (town centre))
Population	371 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	35.33/km2 (91.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4650
Area	10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	24.0 km (15 mi) SE of Granville 25.3 km (16 mi) SE of Maryborough 56.2 km (35 mi) SSE of Hervey Bay 260 km (162 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Maryborough
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Localities around Boonooroo: Boonooroo Plains Great Sandy Strait Great Sandy Strait Tuan Forest Boonooroo Great Sandy Strait Tuan Great Sandy Strait Great Sandy Strait

Geography

The Great Sandy Strait forms the eastern and southern boundaries.^[4]

History

The town's name is an Aboriginal word meaning the brigalow tree (Acacia harpopylla).^[2]

Boonooroo State School opened in 1911. It closed in May 1931. In November 1938, it was decided to relocated the school building to be used for the new Ironbark Ridge State School north of Bauple.^[5] On 30 September 1946, a new Boonooroo Provisional School reopened under Miss Elwyn Margaret Rose Boughen.^[6][7] It became Boonooroo State School in 1960. It then closed in 1961.^[8]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Boonooroo had a population of 322 people.^[9]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Boonooroo had a population of 371 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Boonooroo. The nearest government primary school is Granville State School in Granville to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Maryborough State High School in Maryborough to the north-west.^[10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boonooroo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Boonooroo – town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 3778)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "Boonooroo – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46631)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
4. "Boonooroo, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
5. "GENERAL NEWS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 20, 904. Queensland, Australia. 8 November 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Proposed School at Boonooroo". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 23, 126. Queensland, Australia. 26 March 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "PERSONAL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 23, 285. Queensland, Australia. 28 September 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boonooroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
10. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

External links

• "Town map of Boonooroo". Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018.