Bunya Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 25°22′19″S 152°50′09″E / 25.3719°S 152.8358°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 79 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.714/km2 (4.44/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4655 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 46.1 km2 (17.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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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 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]
Urangan Road State School opened on 22 February 1915. In 1956 it was renamed Bingham Road State School. It closed on 1960.[4] Despite the name, the school was 847 Booral Road (formerly Nikenbah Bingham Road) in Bunya Creek (25°20′43″S 152°51′02″E / 25.3453°S 152.8505°E).[5][6][7][8]
On Sunday 4 February 1917 Christ Church was officially opened by the Anglican Archdeacon of Toowoomba on Urangan Road, adjacent to the Urangan Road School.[9]
In the 2016 census Bunya Creek had a population of 79 people.[1]