Gurgeena

Gurgeena is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Gurgeena had a population of 35 people.[1]

Gurgeena
Queensland
Gurgeena
Coordinates25.4608°S 151.3969°E / -25.4608; 151.3969 (Gurgeena (centre of locality))
Population35 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.051/km2 (2.72/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4626
Area33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Gurgeena:
Cattle Creek Branch Creek Branch Creek
Cattle Creek Gurgeena Branch Creek
Mundowran Philpott Binjour

Geography

Gurgeena is on the Binjour Plateau (25.4602°S 151.3994°E / -25.4602; 151.3994 (Binjour Plateau)).[3]

History

Gurgeena State School opened on 7 November 1912 and closed in 1959.[4]

In the 2016 census Gurgeena had a population of 35 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gurgeena (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Gurgeena – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 48110)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Binjour Plateau – plateau in North Burnett Regional (entry 2699)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. 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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