Bunya Creek, Queensland

Bunya Creek is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people.[1]

Bunya Creek
Queensland
Bunya Creek
Coordinates25.3719°S 152.8358°E / -25.3719; 152.8358 (Bunya Creek (centre of locality))
Population79 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.714/km2 (4.44/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4655
Area46.1 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Bunya Creek:
Nikenbah Nikenbah Booral
Sunshine Acres Bunya Creek River Heads
Susan River Susan River Susan River

History

Bunya Creek Provisional School opened circa 1881. On 1 January 1909 it became Bunya Creek State School. It closed in 1928 due to low student numbers.[3]

In the 2016 census Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bunya Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Bunya Creek – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46635)". 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


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