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Bon Accord, Queensland

Coordinates: 25°33′54″S 151°40′19″E / 25.5649°S 151.6719°E / -25.5649; 151.6719 (Bon Accord (centre of locality))
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Bon Accord
Queensland
Bon Accord is located in Queensland
Bon Accord
Bon Accord
Coordinates25°33′54″S 151°40′19″E / 25.5649°S 151.6719°E / -25.5649; 151.6719 (Bon Accord (centre of locality))
Population29 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.61/km2 (6.77/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4625
Area11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Bon Accord:
Mount Lawless Wetheron Wetheron
Ideraway Bon Accord Wetheron
Gayndah Gayndah Gayndah

Bon Accord is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bon Accord had a population of 29 people.[1]

Geography

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The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the Burnett River.[3]

The Bon Accord Wetheron Road enters the locality from the south (Gayndah) and exits to the north (Wetherton).[3]

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing near the Burnett River and its tributary Barambah Creek.[3]

History

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Bon Accord Provisional School opened about September 1901. It became Bon Accord State School on 1 January 1909. Due to low attendances, it closed about May 1922.[4] It was located on the eastern bank of Barambah Creek immediately north of the Bon Accord Wetheron Road (approx 25°34′52″S 151°39′46″E / 25.58122°S 151.66291°E / -25.58122; 151.66291 (Bon Accord State School (former))).[5][3]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Bon Accord had a population of 19 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, Bon Accord had a population of 29 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Bon Accord. The nearest government primary school is Gayndah State School in neighbouring Gayndah to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Burnett State College, also in Gayndah to the south-west.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bon Accord (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bon Accord – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45320)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "County of Mackenzie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bon Accord (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

Further reading

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