Bombeeta, Queensland

Suburb of Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

17°41′35″S 145°57′41″E / 17.6930°S 145.9613°E / -17.6930; 145.9613 (Bombeeta (centre of locality))Population147 (2021 census)^[1] • Density8.17/km² (21.15/sq mi)Postcode(s)4871Area18.0 km² (6.9 sq mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)Location

21.7 km (13 mi) SE of Innisfail
111 km (69 mi) S of Cairns
251 km (156 mi) NNW of Townsville
1,583 km (984 mi) NNW of Brisbane

LGA(s)Cassowary Coast RegionState electorate(s)Hill Federal division(s)Kennedy

Suburbs around Bombeeta:
Mena Creek	Mena Creek	Basilisk
Mamu	Bombeeta	Basilisk
Japoonvale	Japoonvale	Basilisk

Bombeeta is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Bombeeta had a population of 147 people.^[1]

History

Bombeeta State School opened on 7 March 1922. It closed in 1939. It was located at the Eight Mile Siding on the Japoon Tramline via Innisfail.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bombeeta had a population of 136 people.^[4]

In the 2021 census, Bombeeta had a population of 147 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Bombeeta. The nearest primary school is Mena Creek State School in neighbouring Mena Creek to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in Innisfail Estate to the north-east.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bombeeta (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Bombeeta – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45679)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bombeeta (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 September 2020.