Branyan, Queensland
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Heritage-listed Branyan Road State School building, 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 24°55′04″S 152°15′53″E / 24.9177°S 152.2647°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Bundaberg | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,660 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 133.9/km2 (346.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4670 | ||||||||||||
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Branyan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Branyan had a population of 4,660 people.[2]
History
Branyan Road Provisional School opened on 14 April 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Branyan Road State School,[4] Branyan Road State School became Independent Public School in 2016.[5][6]
In 2011, the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan identified Branyan, then a predominantly rural area, as a growth area for residential purposes.[7]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Branyan had a population of 3,339 people.[8]
In the 2016 census, Branyan had a population of 4,134 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Branyan had a population of 4,660 people.[2]
Education
Branyan Road State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 430 Branyan Drive (24°53′34″S 152°17′38″E / 24.8927°S 152.2938°E).[10][11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 444 students with 33 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).[12]
Heritage listings
There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Branyan, including:
- Branyan Road State School, 430 Branyan Drive[13]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Branyan (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Branyan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Branyan – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 48369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Branyan Road State School". Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Branyan Area Local Plan" (PDF). Bundaberg Regional Council. July 2024. p. 3.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Branyan (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Branyan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Branyan Road State School". Branyan Road State School. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Branyan Road State School (entry 602852)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
External links
- "Branyan". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.