Bondoola, Queensland
Suburb of Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bondoola is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bondoola had a population of 551 people.[1]
Bondoola | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Bondoola | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Bondoola | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 23.1861°S 150.6855°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 551 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 14.165/km2 (36.69/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4703 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Geography
The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (as Yeppoon Road) runs through from south-west to north-east.[3]
Bondoola railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-dismantled North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line (23.1741°S 150.6890°E).[4]
History
Kington Provisional School opened on 21 February 1887 under teacher Mr Redstone with nine students.[5] It closed on 31 March 1893. It reopened on 6 July 1896 and renamed Bondoola Provisional School in 1897. In 1910, it became Bondoola State School.[6][7] As at 1921, it was north of Cobraball Road (approx 23.1746°S 150.6880°E).[8] It relocated to a new site in 1933.[9] The school celebrated its golden jubilee (50th anniversary) in November 1937.[10][5] As at 1942, it was located immediately south of the railway station at 54 Bondoola Road (23.17460°S 150.68795°E).[11] It closed in 1945.[12][13][14]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bondoola had a population of 530 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Bondoola had a population of 551 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Bondoola. The nearest government primary schools are Yeppoon State School in Yeppoon to the north-east and Cawarral State School in neighbouring Cawarral to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon.[16]
