Goomboorian

Goomboorian is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Goomboorian had a population of 499 people.[1]

Goomboorian
Queensland
Goomboorian is located in Queensland
Goomboorian
Goomboorian
Coordinates26.0750°S 152.7833°E / -26.0750; 152.7833 (Goomboorian (centre of locality))
Population499 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density10.550/km2 (27.32/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area47.3 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Goomboorian:
Downsfield Kia Ora Toolara Forest
Ross Creek Goomboorian Toolara Forest
Wolvi Wilsons Pocket Wolvi

History

Goomboorian Provisional School opened on 3 February 1902. On 1 January 1909 it became Goomboorian State School. It closed in 1967.[3]

In the 2016 census Goomboorian had a population of 499 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goomboorian (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Goomboorian – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46334)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  • "Goomboorian". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.


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