Budgee is a rural
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in the
Toowoomba Region
The Toowoomba Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) on the border of Darling Downs and South East Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local go ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Budgee had a population of 30 people.
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Geography
The Main Range (part of the Great Dividing Range
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) loosely forms the northern and eastern boundaries of the locality. The elevation ranges from with the higher elevations to the north and east of the locality and the lower elevations to the south of the locality.grazing
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on native vegetation in the higher elevations.
History
Budgee State School opened on 11 November 1913. In 1916, it became a half-time school with Hirstvale Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). When the Hirstvale school closed in 1917, Budgee returned to full-time school status. In 1917, Hirstvale School closed and Budgee once again became a full-time school. The school closed on 23 February 1941 and reopened on 29 January 1952. It closed permanently on 24 January 1965.
Demographics
In the , Budgee had a population of 35 people.
Education
There are no schools in Budgee. The nearest government primary school is Emu Creek State School in neighbouring East Greenmount to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School
Clifton is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Clifton had a population of 1,490 people.
Geography
Clifton is a town in the Darling Downs. Th ...
in Clifton to the south-west.
References
Further reading
* — including the closed schools of Budgee State School and West Haldon State School
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Toowoomba Region
Localities in Queensland