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Goodger is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Goodger had a population of 187 people.[1]
| Goodger Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Goodger | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.6572°S 151.8144°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 187 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.306/km2 (5.972/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 81.1 km2 (31.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Boonenne is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (26.6166°S 151.8°E).[3]
Industry
The district was the only area in Queensland with known kaolin deposits of economic importance between 1950 and 1986, and it consequently supplied all kaolin produced in the state. The earliest workings, known as Campbell's Pit, were in the south west of the locality.[4] In more recent years a granite quarry is located in the central west of the locality.[5]
History
The locality was named after the Goodger railway station on Tarong railway line, after the Goodger brothers (George, James and Howard A.) who were pioneer selectors.[2]
The name Boonenne is a corruption of an Waka word boon-u-inn meaning myrtle tree. The name was assigned as a railway station name by Queensland Railways Department on 25 September 1914.[3]
Stratharlie State School opened on 1915. In 1917 it was renamed Goodger State School. It closed on 10 August 1962.[6]
In the 2016 census Goodger had a population of 187 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goodger (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Goodger – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46221)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "Boonenne – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 3763)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Sawers, J.; Cooper, W. (1986). Willmott, W. F. (ed.). "1986 South Burnett District". Geological Society of Australia Qld Division. pp. 72–76. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- "southburnett.com.au | The South Burnett's Online Business Directory". southburnett.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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