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Good Night
Queensland
Good Night is located in Queensland
Good Night
Good Night
Coordinates25°14′33″S 151°53′57″E / 25.24260°S 151.89920°E / -25.24260; 151.89920 (Goodnight (centre of locality))
Population117 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.4601/km2 (1.192/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4671
Area254.3 km2 (98.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Good Night:
Doughboy St Agnes Morganville
Mount Perry Good Night Booyal
Mingo Wateranga
Coringa		 Dallarnil

Good Night is a rural locality split between the Bundaberg Region and the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is also written as Goodnight. In the 2016 census, Good Night had a population of 117 people.[1]

Geography

The Burnett River bounds the locality to the south-east and Kallina Creek to the south-west.[4]

The Goodnight Scrub National Park occupies most of the southern part of the locality, which is accessed from Booyal on the Bruce Highway via a low-level bridge over the Burnett River.[5]

There is some rural residential development in the east of the locality and some crop growing in the north. Apart from these the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[4]

History

Goodnight Scrub State School opened on 28 January 1919 and closed on 1942.[6] A 1942 map suggests it was on Goodnight Scrub Road at approx 25°12′09″S 151°58′08″E / 25.2025°S 151.9690°E / -25.2025; 151.9690 (Goodnight Scrub State School) in present-day Morganville.[7]

In the 2016 census, Good Night had a population of 117 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Good Night. The nearest primary schools are Booyal State School in neighbouring Booyal to the east and Wallaville State School in Wallaville to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the north-east.[4]

Amenities

The Goodnight Scrub Hall is at 333 Goodnight Scrub Road (25°12′42″S 151°58′09″E / 25.21156°S 151.96907°E / -25.21156; 151.96907 (Goodnight Scrub Hall)), now in Morganville.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Good Night (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Good Night – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44723)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Good Night – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45354)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ Google (13 August 2019). "Good Night, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "Wolca" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Venues for hire". Bundaberg Regional Council. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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