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Rubyanna
Bundaberg, Queensland
Sugar Plantation, Rubyanna, 1880s
Rubyanna is located in Queensland
Rubyanna
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Coordinates24°49′30″S 152°23′16″E / 24.8250°S 152.3877°E / -24.8250; 152.3877 (Rubyanna (centre of locality))
Population257 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density11.79/km2 (30.53/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4670
Area21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Rubyanna:
Fairymead Burnett Heads Burnett Heads
Gooburrum Rubyanna Qunaba
Kalkie Ashfield Windermere

Rubyanna is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Rubyanna had a population of 257 people.[1]

Geography

The Bundaberg-Bargara Road runs through the southern tip from west to east, and the Bundaberg-Port Road runs along the eastern and northern boundaries.[3]

History

The name Rubyanna comes from the sugarcane plantation of surveyor John Charlton Thompson, whose plantation was supposedly named for his wife,[2][4] but this claim has been questioned as his wife's name was Hannah Elizabeth (née Breeze).[5][6]

Rubyanna Provisional School opened circa 1899. In 1904, the school was commended by the school inspector for its "effective discipline, sound progress, and satisfactory general condition".[7] It closed on 1905.[8] It was on the Rubyanna sugar plantation (approx 24°49′04″S 152°23′20″E / 24.81790°S 152.38896°E / -24.81790; 152.38896 (Rubyanna Provisional School (former))).[9][10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Rubyanna had a population of 244 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, Rubyanna had a population of 257 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Rubyanna. The nearest government primary schools are:[12]

The nearest government secondary school is Kepnock State High School in Kepnock to the south.[12]

Amenities

Bundaberg Bible Church is at 400 Bargara Road (24°50′34″S 152°24′28″E / 24.8429°S 152.4079°E / -24.8429; 152.4079 (Bundaberg Bible Church)).[13][14]

There is a boat ramp at Four Knots Point, off Strathdees Road on the south bank of Burnett River (24°47′50″S 152°23′02″E / 24.7972°S 152.3839°E / -24.7972; 152.3839 (Four Knots Point, Strathdees Road boat ramp)). It is managed by the Bundaberg Regional Council.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rubyanna (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Rubyanna – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44765)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Rubyanna, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Old Memories Revived". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 3709. Queensland, Australia. 20 February 1909. p. 3. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Nolan, Janette Gay (February 1977). "A history of Bundaberg, 1840-1920: A thesis submitted to the History Department of the University of Queensland for the degree of Master of Arts" (PDF). University of Queensland. p. 65. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Death registration: Hannah Elizabeth Thompson". Family history research. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  7. ^ "REPORT OF MR. RADCLIFFE". Morning Bulletin. Vol. LXV, no. 12, 037. Queensland, Australia. 4 July 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "County of Cook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1902. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  10. ^ "County of Cook part" (Map). Queensland Government. 1913. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rubyanna (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Bundaberg Bible Church". Bundaberg Bible Church. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Bundaberg Bible Chapel". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

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