Coolabunia is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
| Coolabunia Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Coolabunia State School, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
  Coolabunia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°35′09″S 151°53′54″E / 26.5858°S 151.8983°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 173 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 41.2 km2 (15.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The D'Aguilar Highway passes through from south-east to north-west.[3]
Hornley is a neighbourhood (26°35′00″S 151°53′00″E / 26.5833°S 151.8833°E). It takes its name from the Hornley railway station name, which was named on 15 March 1911 after Ezra Horne and Hubert Horne, who were pioneer selectors in the area around 1887.[4]
Ushers Hill is in the south-west of the locality (26°36′03″S 151°52′08″E / 26.6008°S 151.8690°E), rising to 607 metres (1,991 ft) above sea level.[5][6]
History edit
The locality name is derived from the Waka language, Bujiebara dialect, Gowrburra clan words "koala" and "buani" (meaning sleeping), as the area was a camp site on Aboriginal walking tracks to the Bunya Mountains.[2] Coolabunia railway station, named for the locality, was on the former Nanango railway line.
Coolabunia Provisional School opened on 16 June 1891. On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia State School.[7]
Coolabunia West Provisional School opened on 13 June 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia West State School. It closed circa 1936.[7]
Coolabunia Methodist Church was built in 1914. It could seat 120 people. It was built from timber at a cost of £100. It has closed.[8]
In the 2016 census, Coolabunia had a population of 161 people.[9]
Education edit
Coolabunia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2-26 Gipps Street (26°35′21″S 151°54′09″E / 26.5893°S 151.9026°E).[10][11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 104 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[12]
There are no secondary schools in Coolabunia. The nearest government secondary schools are Kingaroy State High School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the north-west and Nanango State High School in Nanango to the south-east.[3]
Attractions edit
A bora ring, accessible to the public, is in the locality.[13]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coolabunia (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Coolabunia – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46208)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Hornley – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 16156)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Ushers Hill – mountain in South Burnett Region (entry 35892)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Blake, Thom. "Coolabunia Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolabunia (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Coolabunia State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Brent Brian (20 December 2017). "Bora Ring - Coolabunia". Brown Signs. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links edit
- "Coolabunia". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.