Gooburrum, Queensland

Gooburrum
Suburb
Gooburrum State School, 2025.
Gooburrum State School, 2025.
Gooburrum is located in Queensland
Gooburrum
Gooburrum
Interactive map of Gooburrum
Coordinates: 24°49′20″S 152°19′18″E / 24.8222°S 152.3216°E / -24.8222; 152.3216 (Gooburrum (centre of locality))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorates
 • Federal divisions
Area
 • Total
27.0 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,518 (2021 census)
 • Density56.22/km2 (145.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4670
Suburbs around Gooburrum
Meadowvale Welcome Creek Fairymead
Oakwood Gooburrum Rubyanna
Oakwood Bundaberg North Kalkie

Gooburrum is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Gooburrum had a population of 1,518 people. The neighbourhood of Tantitha is within the locality (24°48′55″S 152°21′04″E / 24.8153°S 152.3511°E / -24.8153; 152.3511 (Tanitha, Queensland)).

Geography

The Burnett River forms a small part of the eastern boundary.

History

St Mark's Anglican Church opened in 1880. It closed on 15 February 2020 following a service conducted by Bishop Jeremy Greaves, the Bishop of the Northern Region of the Brisbane Diocese. St Mark's Anglican Church is at 1280 Moore Park Road (24°49′12″S 152°18′09″E / 24.8199°S 152.3026°E / -24.8199; 152.3026 (St Mark's Anglican Church)). The church's bell was donated by Misses M and V Aiken of "Rutherglen", where it has been used to summon the Kanaka labourers.

In 1887, 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) of land were resumed from the Tantitha pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.

Gooburrum State School opened on 3 March 1884.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gooburrum had a population of 1,442 people. In the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,518 people.

Education

Gooburrum State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14 Gooburrum Road (24°49′22″S 152°18′21″E / 24.8227°S 152.3059°E / -24.8227; 152.3059 (Gooburrum State School)). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 132 students with 8 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Gooburrum. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in neighbouring Bundaberg North to the south.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gooburrum (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Gooburrum – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 50101)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tantitha – unbounded locality in the Bundaberg Region (entry 40681)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gooburrum, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Year Book" (PDF). Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 2019. p. 135. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "February 2020 Album". Anglican Focus. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. 1 2 "St Mark's Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Parish Centres". Anglican Parish of Bundaberg. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
  10. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gooburrum (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Gooburrum State School". Gooburrum State School. 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Gooburrum State School". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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