Bongeen, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Bongeen

| city =

| state = qld

| image = Queensland State Archives 4155 Bags of wheat being delivered by motor vehicles at the grain shed Bongeen November 1934.png

| caption = Bags of wheat being delivered by motor vehicles at the grain shed, 1934

| coordinates = {{coord|-27.52|151.4533|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Bongeen (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 71

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4356

| area = 112.0

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 27.9

| dir1 = NW

| location1 = Pittsworth

| dist2 = 43.0

| dir2 = SW

| location2 = Oakey

| dist3 = 57.5

| dir3 = W

| location3 = Toowoomba CBD

| dist4 = 187

| dir4 = W

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = Toowoomba Region

| stategov = Condamine

| fedgov = Groom

| near-n = Mount Moriah

| near-ne = Evanslea

| near-e = Mount Tyson

| near-se = Irongate

| near-s = Brookstead
St Helens

| near-sw = Branchview

| near-w = Norwin

| near-nw = West Prairie

}}

Bongeen is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47893|Bongeen|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=7 March 2022}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Bongeen had a population of 71 people.

Geography

The now-closed Cecil Plains railway line passed through the locality. There were two railway stations within the locality on the line (both abandoned):{{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=22 April 2022}}

Bongeen railway station ({{coord|-27.5663|151.4461|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Bongeen railway station (former)|display=}})
Norillee railway station ({{coord|-27.5703|151.4784|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Norillee railway station (former)|display=}})

The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west.{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Bongeen+QLD+4356/@-27.5588053,151.3048421,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b96258c82016517:0x400eef17f20aa50!8m2!3d-27.5812298!4d151.4452886 |access-date=13 February 2022 |title=Bongeen}}

History

Bongeen State School opened on 4 May 1939.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and closed on 31 December 2006.{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=6 April 2022 |website=Queensland Government}} It was at 7-15 Bongeen School Road (north-west corner of Pipeline Road, {{Coord|-27.5805|151.4450|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Bongeen State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1972 |title=Parish of East Prairie sheet 2 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-east-prairie-sh2-1972.jpg |access-date=22 April 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422021949/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-east-prairie-sh2-1972.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1981 |title=9142 Millmerran |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-100000-9142-millmerran-1981.jpg |access-date=22 April 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422021956/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-100000-9142-millmerran-1981.jpg |url-status=live }}

Bongeen Church of Christ opened 1964, opposite the school.{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Bongeen Church of Christ |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2819 |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Queensland religious places database |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422030033/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2819 |url-status=live }}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Bongeen had a population of 75 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30312|name=Bongeen (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Bongeen had a population of 71 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30310|name=Bongeen (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Bongeen. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the east, Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the south, and Jondaryan State School in Jondaryan to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10) in Cecil Plains to the west, Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the south-east, and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in Oakey to the north-east.

Amenities

Bongeen Church of Christ is on the north-east corner of Bongeen School Road and Pipeline Road ({{Coord|-27.5807|151.4458|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bongeen Church of Christ}}).{{Cite web |title=Bongeen Church of Christ |url=https://bongeenchurch.weebly.com/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website= |language=en |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422030025/https://bongeenchurch.weebly.com/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Bongeen Church |url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/churches-of-christ/directory/2772-bongeen-church |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Churches Australia |language=en |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809192555/http://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/churches-of-christ/directory/2772-bongeen-church |url-status=live }}