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'''Bongeen''' is a rural [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Toowoomba Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|47893|Bongeen|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Bongeen had a population of 75 people.<ref name=Census2016/>
'''Bongeen''' is a rural [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Toowoomba Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|47893|Bongeen|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Bongeen had a population of 71 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
The now-closed [[Cecil Plains railway line]] passed through the locality. There were two railway stations within the locality on the line (both abandoned):<ref name="railwaystations">{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
The now-closed [[Cecil Plains railway line]] passed through the locality. There were two railway stations within the locality on the line (both abandoned):<ref name="railwaystations">{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>


* Bongeen railway station ({{coord|-27.5663|151.4461|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Bongeen railway station (former)|display=}})
* '''Bongeen railway station''' ({{coord|-27.5663|151.4461|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Bongeen railway station (former)|display=}})
* Norillee railway station ({{coord|-27.5703|151.4784|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Norillee railway station (former)|display=}})
* '''Norillee railway station''' ({{coord|-27.5703|151.4784|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Norillee railway station (former)|display=}})
The [[Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road]] runs through from east to west.<ref>{{Google maps |url=https://goo.gl/maps/Y72rnaNqBayM9ya79 |accessdate=13 February 2022 |title=Bongeen}}</ref>
The [[Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road]] runs through from east to west.<ref>{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Bongeen+QLD+4356/@-27.5588053,151.3048421,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b96258c82016517:0x400eef17f20aa50!8m2!3d-27.5812298!4d151.4452886 |access-date=13 February 2022 |title=Bongeen}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Bongeen State School opened on 4 May 1939.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> It was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and closed on 31 December 2006.<ref name="schoolclosures">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=6 April 2022 |website=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>
Bongeen State School opened on 4 May 1939.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> It was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and closed on 31 December 2006.<ref name="schoolclosures">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=6 April 2022 |website=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> It was at 7-15 Bongeen School Road (north-west corner of Pipeline Road, {{Coord|-27.5805|151.4450|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Bongeen State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1972 |title=Parish of East Prairie sheet 2 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-east-prairie-sh2-1972.jpg |access-date=22 April 2022 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422021949/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-east-prairie-sh2-1972.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1981 |title=9142 Millmerran |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-100000-9142-millmerran-1981.jpg |access-date=22 April 2022 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422021956/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-100000-9142-millmerran-1981.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="globe" />


Bongeen Church of Christ opened 1964, opposite the school.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Bongeen Church of Christ |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2819 |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Queensland religious places database |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422030033/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2819 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Bongeen had a population of 75 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30312|name=Bongeen (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Bongeen had a population of 75 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30312|name=Bongeen (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Bongeen had a population of 71 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30310|name=Bongeen (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Education ==
There are no schools in Bongeen. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring [[Mount Tyson, Queensland|Mount Tyson]] to the east, Brookstead State School in neighbouring [[Brookstead, Queensland|Brookstead]] to the south, and Jondaryan State School in [[Jondaryan, Queensland|Jondaryan]] to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10) in [[Cecil Plains, Queensland|Cecil Plains]] to the west, Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in [[Pittsworth, Queensland|Pittsworth]] to the south-east, and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in [[Oakey, Queensland|Oakey]] to the north-east.<ref name="globe" />

== Amenities ==
Bongeen Church of Christ is on the north-east corner of Bongeen School Road and Pipeline Road ({{Coord|-27.5807|151.4458|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bongeen Church of Christ}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bongeen Church of Christ |url=https://bongeenchurch.weebly.com/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website= |language=en |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422030025/https://bongeenchurch.weebly.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bongeen Church |url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/churches-of-christ/directory/2772-bongeen-church |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Churches Australia |language=en |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809192555/http://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/churches-of-christ/directory/2772-bongeen-church |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="globe" />


== References ==
== References ==
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== Further reading ==
{{commons category|Bongeen, Queensland}}

* {{Citation |title=Bongeen State School 50th jubilee : 6th May, 1989 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/232660680 |publication-date=1989 |publisher=Bongeen State School}}
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{{Toowoomba Region}}


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Bongeen
Queensland
Bags of wheat being delivered by motor vehicles at the grain shed, 1934
Bongeen is located in Queensland
Bongeen
Bongeen
Coordinates27°31′12″S 151°27′12″E / 27.52°S 151.4533°E / -27.52; 151.4533 (Bongeen (centre of locality))
Population71 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.634/km2 (1.642/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4356
Area112.0 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Bongeen:
West Prairie Mount Moriah Evanslea
Norwin Bongeen Mount Tyson
Branchview Brookstead
St Helens		 Irongate

Bongeen is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bongeen had a population of 71 people.[1]

Geography

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The now-closed Cecil Plains railway line passed through the locality. There were two railway stations within the locality on the line (both abandoned):[3][4]

The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west.[5]

History

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Bongeen State School opened on 4 May 1939.[6] It was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and closed on 31 December 2006.[7] It was at 7-15 Bongeen School Road (north-west corner of Pipeline Road, 27°34′50″S 151°26′42″E / 27.5805°S 151.4450°E / -27.5805; 151.4450 (Bongeen State School (former))).[8][9][4]

Bongeen Church of Christ opened 1964, opposite the school.[10]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Bongeen had a population of 75 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Bongeen had a population of 71 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Bongeen. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the east, Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the south, and Jondaryan State School in Jondaryan to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10) in Cecil Plains to the west, Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the south-east, and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in Oakey to the north-east.[4]

Amenities

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Bongeen Church of Christ is on the north-east corner of Bongeen School Road and Pipeline Road (27°34′51″S 151°26′45″E / 27.5807°S 151.4458°E / -27.5807; 151.4458 (Bongeen Church of Christ)).[12][10][13][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bongeen (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bongeen – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47893)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Bongeen" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Parish of East Prairie sheet 2" (Map). Queensland Government. 1972. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  9. ^ "9142 Millmerran" (Map). Queensland Government. 1981. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  10. ^ a b Blake, Thom. "Bongeen Church of Christ". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bongeen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ "Bongeen Church of Christ". Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Bongeen Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

Further reading

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