Brooklands, Queensland

Brooklands is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Brooklands had a population of 324 people.[3]

Brooklands
Queensland
Kumbia Road, Brooklands, 2016
Brooklands is located in Queensland
Brooklands
Brooklands
Coordinates26.7275°S 151.8294°E / -26.7275; 151.8294 (Brooklands (centre of locality))
Population324 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4615
Area90.0 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Brooklands:
Haly Creek Goodger
Kunioon		 Nanango
Ellesmere Brooklands South Nanango
Wengenville Maidenwell Tarong

Geography

There are a number of neighbourhoods in Brooklands:

Archookoora takes its name from the former Archookoora railway station on the former Tarong railway line. It was named on 25 September 1915 by the Queensland Railways Department after a local property, whose name in turn was possibly derived from Kaibara words "Ngaitu Kuri" meaning turn or which way.[4]

Barker Creek flows through the locality from the south-west to the north-east, and is eventually impounded by the Bjelke-Petersen Dam to create Lake Barambah in Moffatdale to the north-east.[7][8]

The land use consists of irrigated crops around Barker Creek with the rest of the locality used for grazing on native vegetation.[8]

History

Barker's Creek Provisional School opened on 16 September 1895. In 1909, it became Barker's Creek State School in 1909. It closed in 1954.[9] It was located on the western bank of Barker Creek between Taabinga Road and Nanango Brooklands Road (26.7111°S 151.8554°E / -26.7111; 151.8554 (Barker's Creek State School (former))).[10][11][12][8]

Middle Creek Provisional School opened on 16 October 1916. On 1 September 1920, it became Middle Creek State School. In 1971 it was renamed Brooklands State School. It closed on 29 June 1973.[13] It was at 36 Brooklands Pimpimbudgee Road (26.74258°S 151.81553°E / -26.74258; 151.81553 (Brooklands State School (former))).[14][8]

In the 2016 census, Brooklands had a population of 294 people.[15]

In the 2021 census, Brooklands had a population of 324 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Brooklands. The nearest government primary schools are Nanango State School in neighbouring Nanango to the north-east, Tanduringie State School in Pimpimbudgee to the south, Kumbia State School in Kumbia to the west, and Taabinga State School in Kingaroy to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Nanango State High School in Nanango and Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy.[8]

References
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  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brooklands (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Brooklands – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46199)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brooklands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Archookoora – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 775)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. "Barkers Creek – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 1644)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. "Middle Creek – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 21819)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. "Bjelke-Petersen Dam – dam wall in South Burnett Region (entry 49991)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. "Agency ID 8856, Barker's Creek State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. "The Education Report". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVI, no. 5455. Queensland, Australia. 25 June 1896. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Our Nanango Letter". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVI, no. 5348. Queensland, Australia. 17 October 1895. p. 6. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Kumbia" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  13. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  14. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brooklands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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