Bogandilla, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°28′59″S 149°46′13″E / 26.4830°S 149.7702°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 238.5 km2 (92.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 37 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1551/km2 (0.402/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4425 | ||||||||||||
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Bogandilla is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bogandilla had a population of 37 people.[1]
Geography
The Great Dividing Range loosely forms the northern boundary of the locality. Being south of the range, Bogandilla is part of the Murray-Darling basin via the Balonne and Condamine Rivers.[3]
Dulacca North Road connects the locality to Dulacca to south and from there to the Warrego Highway.[4]
The land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.[5]
History
Bogandilla Provisional School opened circa July 1918 as a half-time school (a teacher shared their time between 2 schools) with Noonga Provisional School (in present day Jackson North),[6] but became a full-time provisional school in 1919. It was closed in 1927 due to low student numbers.[7]
North Dulacca Hall was officially opened on Friday 23 May 1913 by Godfrey Morgan, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murilla.[8] The hall has closed but the building is still extant (as at 2023). It was on North Dulacca Hall Road (26°26′41″S 149°49′19″E / 26.44483°S 149.82196°E).[9][10]
Dulacca North State School opened on 28 January 1919. It closed in 1936, but reopened in 1941. It closed permanently in 1953. It was on the south-west corner of Dulacca North Road (previously North Dulacca School Road) and Frizzells Road (26°27′15″S 149°47′59″E / 26.45424°S 149.79963°E).[11][12]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bogandilla had a population of 28 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Bogandilla had a population of 37 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Bogandilla. The nearest government primary school is Dulacca State School in neighbouring Dulacca to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Wandoan State School (to Year 10) in Wandoan to the north-east and Miles State High School (to Year 12) in Miles to the south-west.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bogandilla (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Bogandilla – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47668)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourse; Drainage boundaries". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m84" (Map). Queensland Government. 1960. Archived from the original on 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "HALL FOR NORTH DULACCA". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LV, no. 434. Queensland, Australia. 28 May 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "293 North Dulacca Hall Road, Bogandilla, QLD, 4425". Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "North Dulacca Hall (former)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m84" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bogandilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.