Bonnie Doon is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bonnie Doon had a population of 563 people.[1]
| Bonnie Doon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Bonnie Doon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°27′48″S 145°23′56″E / 16.4633°S 145.3988°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 563 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 32.54/km2 (84.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4873 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Douglas | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editBonnie Doon is bounded to the north by the Mossman River, to the east by the Coral Sea, and to the south by the Captain Cook Highway. The South Mossman River and its tributary Cassowary Creek flow from the south and, after, their confluence, the South Mossman River becomes the north-western boundary of the locality, until its confluence with the Mossman River.[3]
History
editIn October 1878, William Henry Buchanan selected 400 acres of land on the south bank of the Mossman River, calling it Bonnie Doon.[4]
On 22 October 1886, the murder of William Thompson by his wife Ellen Thompson and her lover John Harrison, a worker at Bonnie Doon resulted in both of them being hanged at Boggo Road Gaol in Brisbane on 13 June 1887. Ellen Thompson was the only woman ever hanged in Queensland.[5][6]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Bonnie Doon had a population of 372 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Bonnie Doon had a population of 563 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Bonnie Doon, but there are primary and secondary schools in neighbouring Mossman.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bonnie Doon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Bonnie Doon – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48536)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Brief History Of Mossman, Far North Queensland". Douglas Shire Historical Society. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Ellen Thomson". Douglas Shire Historical Society. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Execution of Ellen Thompson". The Telegraph. No. 4, 580. Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1887. p. 4. Retrieved 8 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bonnie Doon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
