Gootchie, Queensland
Suburb of Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
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Gootchie is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.[1]
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| Coordinates: 25.8816°S 152.5811°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 96 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.783/km2 (7.21/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4650 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The Bruce Highway enters the locality at the south-west (Kanigan / Glenwood) and forms the south-east boundary of the locality, then passes through the locality travelling north, and then forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality before exiting to the north-west (Bauple).[3]
The Bauple Woolooga Road forms part of the northern boundary of the locality while the Old Gympie Road (the predecessor to the Bruce Highway) forms the north-western boundary of the locality.[3]
The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the west (Paterson) and exits to the north-west (Gundiah).[3] The locality was served by the now-abandoned Gootchie Creek railway station (25.8547°S 152.5561°E).[4]
The land use is a mix of rural activities including grazing on native vegetation, plantation forestry, and crop growing.[3]
History
The locality name comes from a grazing property and the railway station name formerly spelt Gutchy. It is reportedly an Aboriginal word from the Kabi language, Badjala dialect, meaning sand goanna.[2]
Gootchie Provisional School opened on 1 June 1874. It closed on 30 April 1879, but reopened on 1 May 1885. It closed again in 1894, but reopened on 2 December 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Gootchie State School. It closed permanently in 1933.[5]
Kannagan Provisional School opened on 6 July 1896. By 1898, the spelling of the name had changed to be Kanighan Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Kanighan State School. About 1946, the spelling changed to Kanigan State School. It closed in 1959.[6] It was on the western corner of the junction of Kanyan Road and the Bruce Highway (approx 25.9042°S 152.5981°E), now within the present-day boundaries of Gootchie.[7][8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Gootchie. The nearest government primary schools are:[10]
- Gundiah State School in neighbouring Gundiah to the north-west
- Bauple State School in neighbouring Bauple to the north-east
- Glenwood State School in neighbouring Glenwood to the south-east
- Theebine State School in neighbouring Theebine to the south-west
The nearest government secondary schools are:[10]
- Maryborough State High School in Maryborough to the north
- James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south
