Bondoola is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Bondoola had a population of 551 people.

Geography

The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (as Yeppoon Road) runs through from south-west to north-east. Bondoola railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-dismantled

North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line The North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line was a branch line of the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line in Central Queensland. Australia. It connected Rockhampton to Emu Park, Queensland, Emu Park (from the North R ...

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History

Kington Provisional School opened on 21 February 1887 under teacher Mr Redstone with nine students. It closed on 31 March 1893. It reopened on 6 July 1896 and renamed Bondoola Provisional School in 1897. In 1910, it became Bondoola State School. As at 1921, it was north of Cobraball Road (approx ). It relocated to a new site in 1933. The school celebrated its golden jubilee (50th anniversary) in November 1937. As at 1942, it was located immediately south of the railway station at 54 Bondoola Road (). It closed in 1945.

Demographics

In the , Bondoola had a population of 530 people. In the , Bondoola had a population of 551 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bondoola. The nearest government primary schools are

Yeppoon State School Yeppoon State School is a heritage-listed state school and state school at 14–16 Tucker Street, Yeppoon, Queensland, Yeppoon, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built f ...

Yeppoon Yeppoon () is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of ...

to the north-east and Cawarral State School in neighbouring

Cawarral Cawarral is a rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cawarral had a population of 831 people. History Cawarral State School opened on 13 July 1874. Demographics In the , the localit ...

to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon.

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