Rubyanna, Queensland
Rubyanna is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Rubyanna had a population of 244 people.[1]
| Rubyanna Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Rubyanna | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24.8250°S 152.3877°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 244 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.19/km2 (28.99/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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History
The name Rubyanna comes from a sugarcane plantation name operated by surveyor John Charlton Thompson supposedly after his wife's name.[2][3]
Rubyanna Provisional School opened circa 1899 and closed on 1905.[4]
In the 2016 census Rubyanna had a population of 244 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rubyanna (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Rubyanna – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44765)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Old Memories Revived". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser (3709). Queensland, Australia. 20 February 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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