Bunya Creek, Queensland

For the place in Queensland previously known as Bunya Creek, see Kandanga.

Bunya Creek
Queensland
Urangan Road State School, 1936
Bunya Creek is located in Queensland
Bunya Creek
Bunya Creek
Coordinates25°22′19″S 152°50′09″E / 25.3719°S 152.8358°E / -25.3719; 152.8358 (Bunya Creek (centre of locality))
Population75 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1.627/km2 (4.21/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4655
Area46.1 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Bunya Creek:
Nikenbah Nikenbah Booral
Sunshine Acres Bunya Creek River Heads
Susan River Susan River Susan River

Bunya Creek is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bunya Creek had a population of 75 people.[1]

History

Urangan Road State School opened on 22 February 1915 on the Urangan Road. In 1956, the school was renamed Bingham Road State School. It closed on 1960.[3] The school was at 847 Booral Road (previously known as Urangan Road and Nikenbah Bingham Road) in Bunya Creek (25°20′43″S 152°51′02″E / 25.3453°S 152.8505°E / -25.3453; 152.8505 (Bingham Road State School (former))).[4][5][6][7]

On Sunday 4 February 1917, Christ Church was officially opened by the Anglican Archdeacon of Toowoomba on Urangan Road, adjacent to the Urangan Road School. In 1965, it was renamed All Saints Anglican Church. It closed in 1986. It was located at 835 Booral Road (approx 25°20′41″S 152°51′05″E / 25.3448°S 152.8514°E / -25.3448; 152.8514 (Christ Church Anglican (former))).[8][5][9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Bunya Creek had a population of 75 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Bunya Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Yarrilee State School in Urraween to the north-west, Kawungan State School in Kawungan to the north, and Sandy Strait State School in Urangan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Hervey Bay State High School in Pialba to the north-west and Urangan State High School in Urangan to the north-east.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bunya Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bunya Creek – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46635)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "County of March sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Pialba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m112" (Map). Queensland Government. 1956. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "DEDICATION OF CHRIST CHURCH, URANGAN ROAD". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 13, 638. Queensland, Australia. 2 February 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 21 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Christ Church". Queensland Religious Places. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bunya Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2024.