Bon Accord, Queensland
Suburb of North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
25°33′54″S 151°40′19″E / 25.5649°S 151.6719°E / -25.5649; 151.6719 (Bon Accord (centre of locality))- 9.5 km (6 mi) NW of Gayndah
- 149 km (93 mi) W of Maryborough
- 154 km (96 mi) W of Hervey Bay
- 323 km (201 mi) NNW of Brisbane
| 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
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
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
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
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
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bon Accord (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Bon Accord – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45320)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "County of Mackenzie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bon Accord (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
- Roberts, Nancy (1996), Bon Accord Provisional School (selected data), Gayndah & District Historical Society
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