Boolburra
Queensland
Boolburra is located in Queensland
Boolburra
Boolburra
Coordinates23°44′07″S 149°46′58″E / 23.7352°S 149.7827°E / -23.7352; 149.7827 (Boolburra (town centre))
Population24 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density0.0750/km2 (0.194/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area320.1 km2 (123.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Boolburra:
Gogango Gogango Gogango
Duaringa Boolburra Gogango
Gainsford Gainsford Gainsford

Boolburra is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Boolburra had a population of 24 people.[1]

History

Boolburra Provisional School opened on 31 August 1874. On 1 January 1909 it became Boolburra State School. It closed on 22 April 1926.[4]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Boolburra had a population of 24 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Boolburra. The nearest government primary schools are Gogango State School in neighbouring Gogango to the east and Duaringa State School in neighbouring Duaringa to the west. There are no nearby secondary schools; the options are distance education and boarding school.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boolburra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Boolburra – town in Central Highlands Region (entry 3656)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "Boolburra – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46920)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  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. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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