Bungadoo
Queensland
Bungadoo is located in Queensland
Bungadoo
Bungadoo
Coordinates24°59′44″S 152°05′04″E / 24.9955°S 152.0844°E / -24.9955; 152.0844 (Bungadoo (centre of locality))
Population342 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4671
Area29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Bungadoo:
Bullyard Bucca South Kolan
Delan Bungadoo Electra
Duingal Promisedland Promisedland

Bungadoo is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The area was formerly known as Albionville. In the 2021 census, Bungadoo had a population of 342 people.[3]

Geography

The Burnett River forms the southern and eastern boundary of the locality.[4] The Ned Churchward Weir (originally called the Walla Weir) was built in 1998 across the river between Bungadoo and Promisedland to provide water for irrigation.[5]

The Goondoon railway station is in the north-eastern tip of the locality (24°56′38″S 152°06′10″E / 24.9438°S 152.1027°E / -24.9438; 152.1027 (Goondoon railway station)). It was the junction from the Mount Perry railway line to the Wallaville railway line, both of which are now closed.[6]

Snake Creek is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (24°58′00″S 152°05′00″E / 24.9666°S 152.0833°E / -24.9666; 152.0833 (Snake Creek)). It takes its name from the former Snake Creek railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 4 September 1919 after a nearby creek.[7]

History

Albionville Provisional School opened in 1891. On 1 January 1909, it became Albionville State School. The school closed at 11 May 1962.[8] It was south of the River Road (approx 24°59′26″S 152°04′43″E / 24.9906°S 152.0786°E / -24.9906; 152.0786 (Albionville State School (former))).[9]

In the 2016 census, Bungadoo had a population of 315 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Bungadoo had a population of 342 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Bungadoo. The nearest government primary school is Bullyard State School in neighbouring Bullyard to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the west.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bungadoo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Bungadoo – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47130)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bungadoo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bundaberg Irrigation Scheme" (PDF). Bundaberg Canegrowers Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Goondoon – railway station in the Bundaberg Region (entry 14303)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Snake Creek – locality unbounded in Bundaberg Regional (entry 31262)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  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. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bungadoo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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