Burua
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 43.6 km2 (16.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 849 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 19.47/km2 (50.43/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4680 | ||||||||||||
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Burua is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Burua had a population of 849 people.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]Clyde Creek Provisional School opened on 16 October 1882. On 1 January 1909, it became Clyde Creek State School. In 1911 it was renamed Burua State School. It closed in 1925.[3]
Cockeye Scrub Provisional School opened on 16 February 1925, being renamed Burua West Provisional School on 6 March 1925, and then Theresa Provisional School on 8 September 1927. On 1 April 1931, it became Theresa State School. It closed permanently on 31 December 1940.[3]
Faith Baptist Christian School opened in 1998.[3]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In the 2016 census Burua had a population of 774 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Burua had a population of 849 people.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The Calliope River forms the western boundary.[5]
Road infrastructure
[edit | edit source]The Bruce Highway passes through the south-west corner, and the Dawson Highway runs through from north to south.
Education
[edit | edit source]Faith Baptist Christian School is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 1315 Dawson Highway (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.).[6] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 69 students with 7 teachers and 14 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).[7]
References
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