Rubyanna is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Rubyanna had a population of 257 people.

Geography

The Bundaberg-Bargara Road runs through the southern tip from west to east, and the Bundaberg-Port Road runs along the eastern and northern boundaries.

History

The name ''Rubyanna'' comes from the sugarcane plantation of surveyor John Charlton Thompson, whose plantation was supposedly named for his wife, but this claim has been questioned as his wife's name was Hannah Elizabeth (née Breeze). Rubyanna Provisional School opened circa 1899. In 1904, the school was commended by the school inspector for its "effective discipline, sound progress, and satisfactory general condition". It closed on 1905. It was on the Rubyanna sugar plantation (approx ).

Demographics

In the , Rubyanna had a population of 244 people. In the , Rubyanna had a population of 257 people.

Education

There are no schools in Rubyanna. The nearest government primary schools are: *

Kalkie State School Kalkie State School is a heritage-listed state school at 257 Bargara Road, Kalkie, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by the Queensland Department of Public Works and built in 1877 by Franz Kuhnel and William Starke. It ...

in neighbouring Kalkie to the south-west * Bargara State School in Mon Repos to the east * Burnett Heads State School in neighbouring

Burnett Heads Burnett Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Burnett Heads had a population of 2,908 people. Geography The locality of Burnett Heads is on the southern side of the Bur ...

to the north * Bundaberg East State School in Bundaberg East to the south-west The nearest government secondary school is Kepnock State High School in Kepnock to the south.

Amenities

Bundaberg Bible Church is at 400 Bargara Road (). There is a boat ramp at Four Knots Point, off Strathdees Road on the south bank of Burnett River (). It is managed by the

Bundaberg Regional Council The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...

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{{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland