Boompa, Queensland
| Boompa Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 St Mary's Anglican Church, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
  Boompa | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°38′06″S 152°08′34″E / 25.635°S 152.1427°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 89 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2851/km2 (0.738/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4621 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 312.2 km2 (120.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Boompa is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Boompa had a population of 89 people.[1]
History
[edit]Teebar East Provisional School opened on 29 May 1893. In 1904, the school was moved and renamed Teebar West Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Teebar West State School. In 1930, the school was again moved to a more central position and in March 1933 was renamed Boompa State School. The school closed on 16 April 1945, but reopened on 25 March 1946. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963.[3][4]
In 1922, the residents of the Woocoo Shire erected a war memorial outside St Mary's Church of England on the Maryborough-Biggenden Road at Teebar (now within Boompa). In 1992, the memorial was relocated to the Woocoo Historical Museum in Brooweena due to concerns about vandalism.[5][6] It is now known as the Brooweena War Memorial.
Elizabeth Mary Thomas nee Eaton, formerly Mrs B J Nichols, donated land from the property Clifton for a church and cemetery. Subscription towards the building fund were made on the understanding that the church was dedicated in the name of St Mary to the memory of Woocoo Shire soldiers killed in action in World War I.[7] Opening services of the St Mary's Anglican Church were held on 26 October 1919.[8] The church was built by Matthew Edmund Rooney of Maryborough.[8] There is a group of three stained glass windows behind the altar. In 2019 residents and descendants of past residents attended a 100th anniversary service, and a plaque to commemorate the occasion was unveiled in the church grounds.[9] The church is variously described as being located at Boompa, Brooweena, or Teebar.[10]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Boompa had a population of 83 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Boompa had a population of 89 people.[1]
Heritage listing
[edit]Fraser Coast Regional Council placed the St Mary’s Church and Cemetery on its Local Heritage Register.[12]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Boompa. The nearest government primary schools are Brooweena State School in neighbouring Brooweena to the north-east, Biggenden State School in neighbouring Biggenden to the north-west, and Coalstoun Lakes State School in Coalstoun Lakes to the west. The nearest government secondary schools include Biggenden State School (to Year 10). For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government schools are Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the east, Isis District State School in Childers to the north, and Burnett State College in Gayndah to the west, but most of Boompa is too distant from these three schools for a daily commute, so the alternatives for Year 12 schooling are distance education and boarding school.[13]
Facilities
[edit]There is a cemetery beside St Mary's Anglican Church (25°36′57″S 152°14′05″E / 25.6158°S 152.2346°E).[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boompa (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Boompa – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46630)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 6154, Boompa State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Brooweena War Memorial (entry 600969)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Brooweena War Memorial (Digger)". Queensland War Memorial Register. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "WOOCOO FALLEN SOLDIERS MEMORIAL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 14, 037. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "TEEBAR". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 14, 282. Queensland, Australia. 25 October 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Murree, Erica (5 November 2019). "St Mary's Anglican Church celebrates 100 years of worship". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Design, UBC Web. "St Mary's Anglican Church | Churches Australia". www.churchesaustralia.org. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boompa (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council. 20 October 2021. Place ID 93. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
Further reading
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- Gauld, Gail; Dombrow, Alice (2004). Brooweena State School Centenary 1904-2004. Brooweena State School Centenary Committee. ISBN 0646430947. —includes information on other schools: Braemar, Woocoo, Teebar East, Teebar West, Boompa, Idahlia, Dunmora, Musket Flat, Bowling Green, Aramara North, Aramara, and Gungaloon.