Bongeen is a rural
locality
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in the
Toowoomba Region
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyo ...
,
Queensland
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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, Australia.
In the , Bongeen had a population of 75 people.
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Geography
The now-closed Cecil Plains railway line
The Cecil Plains Branch was a branch railway line on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. It branched from the Western railway line at Oakey and terminated at Cecil Plains, a distance of . It operated from 1914 to 1994.
History
On 5 D ...
passed through the locality. There were two railway stations within the locality on the line (both abandoned):
* Bongeen railway station ()
* Norillee railway station ()
The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road
Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba region of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is not signed with any route number, but a short section near is part of State Route 82. Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Roa ...
runs through from east to west.
History
Bongeen State School opened on 4 May 1939. It was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and closed on 31 December 2006. It was at 7-15 Bongeen School Road (north-west corner of Pipeline Road, ).
Bongeen Church of Christ opened 1964, opposite the school.
In the , Bongeen had a population of 75 people.
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
Pittsworth is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Pittsworth had a population of 3,294 people.
Geography
Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, so ...
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 ().
References
Further reading
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Toowoomba Region
Localities in Queensland