Boogan is a rural

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in the

Cassowary Coast Region The Cassowary Coast Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Queensland, Innisfail, ...

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, Australia. In the , Boogan had a population of 138 people.

Geography

The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

forms part of the eastern boundary of the locality, while the

South Johnstone River The Johnstone River, comprising the North Johnstone River and the South Johnstone River, is a river system in Far North Queensland, Far North and North Queensland, Australia. The headwaters of the river system rise in the Atherton Tableland ...

forms the north-western boundary. The land is relatively flat and low-lying ( above sea level) and is predominantly used for cropping, particularly

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

. The North Coast railway line passes from south to north through the middle of the locality with the locality served by the Boogan railway station i (). There is also a cane tramway to transport harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.

History

The locality takes its name from the Boogan railway station named by the

Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger t ...

on 12 September 1920. Boogan is an Aboriginal word meaning either ''forest country'' or ''dog''. Boogan State School opened on 15 July 1929 and closed on 14 December 1979. It was on a site between the North Coast railway line and Kate Boylan Road (approx ).

Demographics

In the , Boogan had a population of 119 people. In the , Boogan had a population of 138 people.

Education

There are no schools in Boogan. The nearest government primary schools are South Johnstone State School in neighbouring South Johnstone to the west and Mourilyan State School in neighbouring

Mourilyan Mourilyan is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was established around the Mourilyan sugar mill which provided much of the employment in the area until it was destroyed ...

to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is

Innisfail State College Innisfail State College is a government secondary school and technical college in Innisfail Estate, a suburb of Innisfail, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a combined secondary school and TAFE facility which opened in 2010 ...

Innisfail Estate Innisfail Estate is a semi-rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Innisfail Estate had a population of 1,454 people. Geography Innisfail Estate is bounded by the Johnst ...

to the north.

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{{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland