Gootchie, Queensland

Gootchie is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.[3]

Gootchie
Queensland
Old Bruce Highway, Gootchie, 2013
Gootchie is located in Queensland
Gootchie
Gootchie
Coordinates25°51′14″S 152°33′23″E
Population96 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4650
Area34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Gootchie:
Gundiah Gundiah Bauple
Paterson Gootchie Bauple Forest
Theebine Kanigan Glenwood

Geography

The Bruce Highway enters the locality at the south-west (Kanigan / Glenwood) and forms the south-east boundary of the locality, then passes through the locality travelling north, and then forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality before exiting to the north-west (Bauple).[4]

The Bauple Woolooga Road forms part of the northern boundary of the locality while the Old Gympie Road (the predecessor to the Bruce Highway) forms the north-western boundary of the locality.[4]

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the west (Paterson) and exits to the north-west (Gundiah).[4] The locality was served by the now-abandoned Gootchie Creek railway station (25.8547°S 152.5561°E / -25.8547; 152.5561 (Gootchie Creek railway station)).[5]

The land use is a mix of rural activities including grazing on native vegetation, plantation forestry, and crop growing.[4]

History

The locality name comes from a grazing property and the railway station name formerly spelt Gutchy. It is reportedly an Aboriginal word from the Kabi language, Badjala dialect, meaning sand goanna.[2]

Gootchie Provisional School opened on 1 June 1874. It closed on 30 April 1879, but reopened on 1 May 1885. It closed again in 1894, but reopened on 2 December 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Gootchie State School. It closed permanently in 1933.[6]

Kannagan Provisional School opened on 6 July 1896. By 1898, the spelling of the name had changed to be Kanighan Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Kanighan State School. About 1946, the spelling changed to Kanigan State School. It closed in 1959.[7] It was on the western corner of the junction of Kanyan Road and the Bruce Highway (approx 25.9042°S 152.5981°E / -25.9042; 152.5981 (Kanigan State School (former))), now within the present-day boundaries of Gootchie.[8][9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Gootchie had a population of 96 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Gootchie. The nearest government primary schools are:[11]

  • Gundiah State School in neighbouring Gundiah to the north-west
  • Bauple State School in neighbouring Bauple to the north-east
  • Glenwood State School in neighbouring Glenwood to the south-east
  • Theebine State School in neighbouring Theebine to the south-west

The nearest government secondary schools are:[11]

References
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  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gootchie (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Gootchie – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46650)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gootchie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. "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.
  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 Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  9. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gootchie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  11. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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