Bungaban, Queensland

Bungaban
Queensland
Bungaban Station homestead, circa 1880
Bungaban is located in Queensland
Bungaban
Bungaban
Coordinates25°55′24″S 150°11′08″E / 25.9233°S 150.1855°E / -25.9233; 150.1855 (Bungaban (centre of locality))
Population60 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.070/km2 (0.181/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4419
Area858.6 km2 (331.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 41.5 km (26 mi) NE of Wandoan
  • 60.4 km (38 mi) SE of Taroom
  • 209 km (130 mi) NE of Roma
  • 235 km (146 mi) NW of Dalby
  • 446 km (277 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Bungaban:
Taroom Cockatoo Sujeewong
Grosmont Bungaban Auburn
Roche Creek Roche Creek Auburn

Bungaban is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bungaban had a population of 60 people.[1]

Geography

The Leichhardt Highway runs past the western extremity.[3]

Bungaban has the following mountains:

History

Social gathering at the homestead at Bungaban Station, circa 1888

Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000.[8][9] It was located in the south of neighbouring Cockatoo, but now within Bungaban at 1473 Ponty Pool Road (25°47′24″S 150°15′37″E / 25.7901°S 150.2604°E / -25.7901; 150.2604 (COCKATOO STATE SCHOOL)).[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bungaban had a population of 52 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Bungaban had a population of 60 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Bungaban. The nearest government schools are:[12]

  • Grosmont State School (Prep to Year 6) in neighbouring Grosmont to the west
  • Taroom State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Taroom to the north-west
  • Wandoan State School (Prep to Year 10) in Wandoan to the south

There is no secondary schooling to Year 12 available nearby and some parts of the north-east of the locality are too distant for secondary schooling to Year 10. The options are distance education and boarding school.[12]

Economy

The Bungaban Wind Energy project is a proposal for $3.9 billion wind farm capable of generating 1.4GW of electricity to be used for both local consumption and to power mineral processing in the Gladstone area.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bungaban (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bungaban – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47672)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Bungaban, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Kennedy Peak – mountain in Western Downs Region (entry 17968)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Mount Misery – mountain in Western Downs Region (entry 22295)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "The Sisters – mountain in Western Downs Region (entry 34111)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bungaban (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Bungaban wind energy project" (PDF). WindLab. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.