Bauhinia is a rural town in the
Central Highlands Region and a rural
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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split between the Central Highlands Region and the
Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda
The Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda is a local government area in Central Queensland, Australia.
Geography
Most local government areas are a single contiguous area (possibly including islands). However, Aboriginal Shires are often defined as a ...
, both in
Queensland
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, Australia.
Geography
The town is located near the junction of the
Dawson Highway
The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston it is signed as State Route 60, and then A7 onwards to Springsure. It continues west f ...
and the
Fitzroy Developmental Road
The Fitzroy Developmental Road is a designated road in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland consisting of three separate sections. The general direction is from south to north.
Route description Southern section
The southern section leave ...
. The bulk of the locality is within Central Highlands Region, but the south-east of the locality is part of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda.
The land use is crop growing around the Zamia Creek in the east and south-east of the locality. Apart from that, the predominant land use is
grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...
on native vegetation.
History
Bauhinia State School opened on 20 March 1967.
In 2017, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.
In the , Bauhinia had a population of 47 people.
Education
Bauhinia State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 11559 Fitzroy Development Road ().
In 2013, the school had 15 students and 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).
There are no secondary schools in Bauhinia; the nearest government secondary school is Moura State High School in
Moura to the east, but it is sufficiently distant than alternatives would be
distance education
Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...
and boarding school.
Facilities
The Central Highlands Regional Council operates a library at Eulan Downs, Moura, which is available by appointment only. The library does not offer internet access.
References
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Central Highlands Region
Towns in Queensland
Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda
Localities in Queensland