Goomboorian
| Goomboorian Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Damm's banana farm in Webster Road, circa 1920.jpg | |||||||||||||||
  Goomboorian | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°04′30″S 152°47′00″E / 26.0750°S 152.7833°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 566 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.966/km2 (30.99/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 47.3 km2 (18.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Goomboorian is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Goomboorian had a population of 566 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]The locality is bounded to the south-west by the Tagigan Range, separating it from Wilsons Pocket. Tinana Creek enters the locality from Wilsons Pocket just north of the Tagigan Range and exits to the north (Kia Ora); it is a tributary of the Mary River.[3]
Goomboorian has the following mountains:
- Mount South Goomboorian in the north-west of the locality (26°04′07″S 152°45′32″E / 26.0685°S 152.7589°E) 383 metres (1,257 ft)[4][5][3]
- Mount Tagigan on the south-western boundary with Wilsons Pocket (26°06′21″S 152°47′44″E / 26.1057°S 152.7956°E) 279 metres (915 ft)[4][6][3]
Despite the name, Mount South Goomboorian is in neighbouring Kia Ora to the north.[3]
Tin Can Bay Road enters the locality from the west (Ross Creek) and exits to the north-west (Kia Ora / Toolara Forest).[7]
The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, crop growing, and rural residential housing.
History
[edit]Tenders were called to build Goomboorian Provisional School in February 1901.[8] The school opened on 3 February 1902. On 1 January 1909, it became Goomboorian State School. It closed in 1967.[9] It was at approx 8-10 Tagigan Road (26°04′39″S 152°46′53″E / 26.07739°S 152.78139°E) extending south to Tinana Creek.[10][11][12][13][14]
The Goomboorian School of Arts opened in August 1915.[15] In March 1918, an Honour Board was installed to recognise those who had served in World War I.[16]
The Goomboorian Memorial Hall was originally built in 1917. It was extended in 1922 and dedicated to those who had died in World War I.[17][18]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Goomboorian had a population of 499 people.[19]
In the 2021 census, Goomboorian had a population of 566 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Goomboorian. The nearest government primary schools are Kia-Ora State School in neighbouring Kia Ora to the north and Wolvi State School in neighbouring Wolvi to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the south-west.[20]
Amenities
[edit]The Goomboorian Memorial Hall is at 5 Ross Road (26°04′37″S 152°46′46″E / 26.07697°S 152.77937°E).[21][22]
Events
[edit]A market is held on the morning of every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Goomboorian Memorial Hall.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goomboorian (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Goomboorian – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46334)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Mount South Goomboorian – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 31460)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Tagigan – mountain in Gympie Region (entry 33121)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Advertising". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XXXIII, no. 4179. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1964. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "County of March Sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "9445-14 Tagigan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1981. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Goomboorian". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7418. Queensland, Australia. 28 August 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Goomboorian". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. L, no. 7978. Queensland, Australia. 23 March 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Goomboorian Memorial Hall". Monument Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "GYMPIE". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 026. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goomboorian (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Goomboorian War Memorial Hall". Gympie Regional Council. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Goomboorian Memorial Hall". Google Street View. November 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "The Goomboorian Memorial Hall Market/Carboot & Events". Facebook. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Buchanan, W. N. (1977). Goomboorian, place of big trees. Goomboorian Centenary Committee. — via State Library of Queensland
External links
[edit]
- "Goomboorian". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
