Brigooda is a rural

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in the

South Burnett Region The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people. Geography The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a ...

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, Australia. In the , Brigooda had a population of 25 people.

Geography

The Boyne River forms the western and northern boundaries, with the northern comprising the upper reaches of Lake Boondooma (), the

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behind the

Boondooma Dam Boondooma Dam is a dam on the Boyne River on the boundary of Boondooma and Proston in the South Burnett Region of Queensland, Australia. From 1980 to 1983, the dam was constructed across the Boyne River below its confluence with the Stuart R ...

. The Proston Boondooma Road passes through from east to west.

History

The area was originally known as ''Lawson'', being the name of the parish () which was named after pastoralist Alexander Robertson Lawson, who established the Boondooma pastoral run in 1847–1848. Lawson State School opened on 16 June 1924, but by 1925 it was renamed Brigooda State School. It closed on 24 January 1965. It was at 2473 Proston Boondooma Road (). The Brigooda community hall opened in July 1936. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38479502?searchTerm=brigooda%20hall

Demographics

In the , Brigooda had a population of 36 people. In the , Brigooda had a population of 25 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bigooda. The nearest government primary schools are Durong State School in neighbouring Durong to the south-west and Proston State School in

Proston Proston is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Proston had a population of 410 people. Geography The town is located north-west of the state capital, Brisbane northwest of th ...

to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Proston State School which provides secondary education to Year 10. There are no nearby schools offering secondary education to Year 12; options are

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and boarding school.

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