Bunjurgen, Queensland

Mount French Provisional School opened on 26 September 1887. In 1901 it was renamed Coochin Lower Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Coochin Lower State School. On 29 April 1926 it was renamed Bunjurgen State School. It closed on 11 April 1968. (It should not be confused with another Mount French State School which opened in 1900). [3]

Bunjurgen has a population of 116 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 56 households, in which 51.3% of the population are males and 48.7% of the population are females with a median age of 49, 11 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,463, $25 above the national average.

0.0% of Bunjurgen's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 77.1% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 22.9% of the population is not married. 24.3% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were English (39.3%), Australian (26.0%) and Irish (14.0%), while the most common countries of birth are Australia (87.9%), New Zealand (7.1%) and England (2.7%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (96.4%). The most common nominated religions were Anglican (24.1%), No religion (20.7%) and Catholic (19.0%). The most common occupation was a tie between a cleric/administration worker and a machinery operator/driver (16.9%) the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (49.1%).[1]