Branyan, Queensland
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 Heritage-listed Branyan Road State School building, 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 24°55′04″S 152°15′53″E / 24.9177°S 152.2647°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Bundaberg | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,660 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 133.9/km2 (346.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4670 | ||||||||||||
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Branyan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Branyan had a population of 4,660 people.[1]
Branyan Road Provisional School opened on 14 April 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Branyan Road State School,[3] Branyan Road State School became Independent Public School in 2016.[4][5]
In 2011, the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan identified Branyan, then a predominantly rural area, as a growth area for residential purposes.[6]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Branyan had a population of 3,339 people.[7]
In the 2016 census, Branyan had a population of 4,134 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Branyan had a population of 4,660 people.[1]
Education
Branyan Road State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 430 Branyan Drive (24°53′34″S 152°17′38″E / 24.8927°S 152.2938°E).[9][10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 444 students with 33 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).[11]
There are no secondary schools in Branyan. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg South to the north-east.[12]
