Brooklands, Queensland

There are a number of neighbourhoods in Brooklands:

• Archookoora ({{coord|-26.7333|151.8|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Archookoora}}){{cite QPN|775|Archookoora|locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional|access-date=8 March 2023}}

• Barkers Creek ({{coord|-26.7333|151.8166|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Barkers Creek}}){{cite QPN|1644|Barkers Creek|locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional|access-date=8 March 2023}}
• Middle Creek ({{coord|-26.75|151.8166|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Middle Creek}}){{cite QPN|21819|Middle Creek|locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional|access-date=8 March 2023}}

Archookoora takes its name from the former Archookoora railway station on the former Tarong railway line. It was named on 25 September 1915 by the Queensland Railways Department after a local property, whose name in turn was possibly derived from Kaibara words "Ngaitu Kuri" meaning turn or which way.

Barker Creek flows through the locality from the south-west to the north-east, and is eventually impounded by the Bjelke-Petersen Dam to create Lake Barambah in Moffatdale to the north-east.{{Cite QPN|49991|Bjelke-Petersen Dam|dam wall in South Burnett Region|access-date=15 January 2021}}

The land use consists of irrigated crops around Barker Creek with the rest of the locality used for grazing on native vegetation.

Barker's Creek Provisional School opened on 16 September 1895. In 1909, it became Barker's Creek State School in 1909. It closed in 1954.{{Cite QSA Agency|8856|Barker's Creek State School|14 July 2021

}} It was located on the western bank of Barker Creek between Taabinga Road and Nanango Brooklands Road ({{Coord|-26.7111|151.8554|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Barker's Creek State School (former)}}).{{cite news|date=25 June 1896|title=The Education Report.|volume=XXXVI|page=2|newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser|issue=5455|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123366127|url-status=live|access-date=14 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229062612/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123366127|archive-date=29 December 2020|via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news|date=17 October 1895|title=Our Nanango Letter.|volume=XXXVI|page=6|newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser|issue=5348|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130382759|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=14 July 2021|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714041734/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130382759|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=1943|title=Kumbia|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-bandw-kumbia-temp-ed-1943.jpg|url-status=live|access-date=14 July 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218053955/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-bandw-kumbia-temp-ed-1943.jpg}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=9 May 2023}}

Middle Creek Provisional School opened on 16 October 1916. On 1 September 1920, it became Middle Creek State School. In 1971 it was renamed Brooklands State School. It closed on 29 June 1973.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }} It was at 36 Brooklands Pimpimbudgee Road ({{Coord|-26.74258|151.81553|type:edu|name=Brooklands State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1955 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m77-admin-bdy-1955.jpg |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |access-date=9 May 2023 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319210648/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m77-admin-bdy-1955.jpg |url-status=live }}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Brooklands had a population of 294 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30390|name=Brooklands (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Brooklands had a population of 324 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30388|name=Brooklands (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Brooklands. The nearest government primary schools are Nanango State School in neighbouring Nanango to the north-east, Tanduringie State School in Pimpimbudgee to the south, Kumbia State School in Kumbia to the west, and Taabinga State School in Kingaroy to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Nanango State High School in Nanango and Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy.

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