Bondoola is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bondoola had a population of 551 people.[1]

Bondoola
Queensland
Bondoola is located in Queensland
Bondoola
Bondoola
Coordinates23°11′10″S 150°41′08″E / 23.1861°S 150.6855°E / -23.1861; 150.6855 (Bondoola (centre of locality))
Population551 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density14.165/km2 (36.69/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4703
Area38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)Keppel
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Bondoola:
Lake Mary Barmaryee Barmaryee
Cobraball Bondoola Hidden Valley
Mulara Cawarral Tanby

Geography

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The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (as Yeppoon Road) runs through from south-west to north-east.[3]

Bondoola railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-dismantled North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line (23°10′27″S 150°41′20″E / 23.1741°S 150.6890°E / -23.1741; 150.6890 (Bondoola railway station)).[4]

History

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Kington Provisional School opened on 21 February 1887 under teacher Mr Redstone with nine students.[5] It closed on 31 March 1893. It reopened on 6 July 1896 and renamed Bondoola Provisional School in 1897. In 1910, it became Bondoola State School.[6][7] As at 1921, it was north of Cobraball Road (approx 23°10′29″S 150°41′17″E / 23.1746°S 150.6880°E / -23.1746; 150.6880 (Bondoola State School (original site))).[8] It relocated to a new site in 1933.[9] The school celebrated its golden jubilee (50th anniversary) in November 1937.[10][5] As at 1942, it was located immediately south of the railway station at 54 Bondoola Road (23°10′29″S 150°41′17″E / 23.17460°S 150.68795°E / -23.17460; 150.68795 (Bondoola State School (former))).[11] It closed in 1945.[12][13][14]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Bondoola had a population of 530 people.[15]

In the 2021 census, Bondoola had a population of 551 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Bondoola. The nearest government primary schools are Yeppoon State School in Yeppoon to the north-east and Cawarral State School in neighbouring Cawarral to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bondoola (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ "Bondoola – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49343)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Bondoola, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "BONDOOLA". Morning Bulletin. No. 22254. Queensland, Australia. 23 November 1937. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "THE BONDOOLA STATE SCHOOL". Morning Bulletin. No. 14165. Queensland, Australia. 19 March 1910. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "STATE SCHOOL TEACHERS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 280. Queensland, Australia. 17 March 1910. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "County of Livingstone" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "BONDOOLA STATE SCHOOL". Morning Bulletin. No. 20, 990. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1933. p. 6. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Advertising". Morning Bulletin. No. 22, 234. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1937. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Yeppoon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Agency ID 8891, Bondoola State School: Description". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  13. ^ "BONDOOLA". The Central Queensland Herald. Vol. 17, no. 911. Queensland, Australia. 29 August 1946. p. 25. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bondoola (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  16. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

Further reading

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  • Fee, J., ed. (1985). Centenary 1885-1985 : Yeppoon State School. Yeppoon State School Centenary Committee – via State Library of Queensland. — includes Bondoola State School and Bungundarra State School