Coolabunia

Coolabunia is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Coolabunia had a population of 161 people.[1]

Coolabunia
Queensland
Coolabunia
Coordinates26.5858°S 151.8983°E / -26.5858; 151.8983 (Coolabunia (centre of locality))
Population161 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.908/km2 (10.12/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4610
Area41.2 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Coolabunia:
Kingaroy Booie Booie
Taabinga Coolabunia Hodgleigh
Goodger Goodger Hodgleigh

Geography

The D'Aguilar Highway passes through from south-east to north-west.[3] A bora ring, accessible to the public, is in the locality.[4]

History

The locality name is derived from the Waka language, Bujiebara dialect, Gowrburra clan words "koala" and "buani" (meaning sleeping), as the area was a camp site on Aboriginal walking tracks to the Bunya Mountains.[2] A ralway station, named for the locality, was on the former Nanango railway line.

Coolabunia Provisional School opened on 16 June 1891. On 1 January 1909 it became Coolabunia State School.[5]

Coolabunia West Provisional School opened on 13 June 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Coolabunia West State School. It closed circa 1936.[5]

In the 2016 census Coolabunia had a population of 161 people.[1]

Education

Coolabunia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Mary Street (26.5893°S 151.9026°E / -26.5893; 151.9026 (Coolabunia State School)).[6][7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 104 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[8]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolabunia (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Coolabunia – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46208)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. Brent Brian (20 December 2017). "Bora Ring - Coolabunia". Brown Signs. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "Coolabunia State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  • "Coolabunia". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.


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