Bunya is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Bunya had a population of 1,916 people.

Geography

Bunya is north-west of

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, the capital city of Queensland. The suburb is bounded to the north by the

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. Bunya Crossing is a

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across the South Pine River in the south of the locality (). It is at the northern end of Dugandan Road and does not have a bridge. Bunya is home to the Bunyaville Conservation Park, operated by the

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. Spotted gum, grey ironbark, narrow-leaved ironbark, white mahogany, tallowwood, forest red gum, grey gum and brush box grow in the open forests. The forest protects a small community of the broad-leaved spotted gum

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found only in the Brisbane region.

History

The name ''Bunya'' is derived from the

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word ''bonyi'' or ''bunyi'', meaning the Bunya pine tree (''

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''). Bunya State School opened on 25 January 1875 and closed on 21 February 1965. The school was at 550 Bunya Road (). In the , Bunya recorded a population of 1,787 people, 49.7% female and 50.3% male. The median age of the Bunya population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 81.6% of people living in Bunya were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 2%, South Africa 1.3%, Canada 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.4%. 93.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% German, 0.3% French, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Auslan. In the , Bunya had a population of 1,916 people.

Education

Bunyaville Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at Old Northern Road (). There are no mainstream schools in Bunya. The nearest government primary schools are Patrick Road State School in Ferny Hills to the south and Samford State School in

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to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is

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in Ferny Grove to the south.

Facilities

Bunya Cemetery is at 660 Bunya Road (). It is a closed cemetery with only one surviving headstone from 1892. Arana Hills

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Facility is in James Drysdale Recreation Reserve at 2 Pine Hills Drive ().

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Bunya Crossing () * George Biggs Playground () * Hill View Park () * James Drysdale Recreation Reserve () * Surrey Farm Park () * Ted Corbould Reserve () James Drysdale Recreation Reserve hosts several sports clubs including: Pine Hills Pythons football club, who play in

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and Pine Hills Netball Club who play in the Downey Park winter season.

References

External links

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Bunyaville Forest ReserveBunya cemeteryPine Hills Netball Club
{{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region