Cushnie 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 , Cushnie had a population of 145 people.

Geography

The Chinchilla Wondai Road ( State Route 82) passes through from west to east. The neighbourhood of Home Creek is within the locality at .

History

Cushnie is a surname of Scottish origin, believed to be derived from the parish of

Leochel-Cushnie Leochel-Cushnie is a parish in Aberdeenshire, about 40 km west of Aberdeen (West Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)). Etymology Cushnie over the centuries has been spelt Cussenin, Cusschene, Cusseny, Cuischnie, Cusney, and Cushney. ...

. The origin of the word "Cushnie" is uncertain. Home Creek Provisional School opened on 29 January 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Home Creek State School. It closed on 6 February 1949. The school was located on the south-western corner of the intersection of Chinchilla Wondai Road and Denmark/Harms Road (). The watercourse Home Creek flows through the area and is presumably the origin of the name. Cushnie State School opened on 14 November 1918 with 18 students. The first head teacher was Adolph Honke. There was an outbreak of

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at the school in December 1927. There were about 50 students at the school in 1932 with one teacher, Mr Lehman. The school closed in 1972 due to falling student numbers. The school was at 790 Cushnie Road (corner of Reinkes Road, ).

Demographics

In the , Cushnie had a population of 135 people. In the , Cushnie had a population of 145 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cushnie. The nearest government primary school is Tingoora State School in neighbouring

Tingoora Tingoora is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tingoora had a population of 272 people. Geography The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane ...

to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 10) in Wondai to the east, Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in

Murgon Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland ...

to the north-east, and Kingaroy State High School (to Year 12) in

Kingaroy Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Buny ...

to the south-east.

References

{{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland