Goranba, Queensland

Goranba is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Goranba had a population of 201 people.[3]

Goranba
Queensland
Goranba is located in Queensland
Goranba
Goranba
Coordinates27.285°S 150.6405°E / -27.285; 150.6405 (Goranba (centre of locality))
Population201 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4421
Area346.2 km2 (133.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Goranba:
Tara Kogan Kogan
Tara Goranba Weranga
Tara Tara Marmadua

Geography

The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from east (Weranga) to west (Tara) and is served by Goranba railway station (27.2869°S 150.6003°E / -27.2869; 150.6003 (Goranba railway station)).[4][5]

There are two state forests in Tara. The Kumbarilla State Forest is in the south of the locality (extending into adjoining localities) and Vickery State Forest is in the south-east of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation with some rural residential housing and crop growing.[4]

History

The name Goranba is an Aboriginal word referring to a fight over ownership of a tree.[6]

Goranba Provisional School opened February 1925 in a newly constructed hall.[7] In July 1929 it was decided to combine the schools at Perthton and Goranba in single location.[8] In December 1929, the school building at Perthton was relocated to Goranba to establish Goranba State School on a new 5-acre (2.0 ha).[9][10] It was located 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the Goranba railway station on the north-east corner of Goranba Lane and Crosbies Road (27.2547°S 150.6044°E / -27.2547; 150.6044 (Goranba State School)).[4][11] It closed circa 1941.[12] In March 1943 the community requested that the Goranba school building be relocated to Warra-Kogan Road near the Myra Meadows property, a site donated by Andrew Watt Adams, which was approved in October 1943.[13][14]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Goranba had a population of 187 people.[15]

In the 2021 census, Goranba had a population of 201 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Goranba. The nearest government schools are Tara Shire State College in neighbouring Tara to the west which provides primary and secondary schooling to Year 12 and Kogan State School in neighbouring Kogan to the north which provides primary and secondary schooling to Year 10.[16]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goranba (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Goranba – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goranba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. "Goranba – railway station in Western Downs Region (entry 14369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2455. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "TARA". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. Queensland, Australia. 9 February 1925. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  8. "DISTRICT NEWS". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 19 July 1929. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  9. "SCHOOL FOR GORANBA". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1929. p. 2. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  10. "LAND RESERVED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES". Daily Standard. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1930. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  11. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m47" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. "TARA". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1943. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  14. "TARA". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 15 October 1943. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goranba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  16. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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