Junabee

Junabee is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Junabee had a population of 195 people.^[1]

Junabee Queensland
Junabee exhibit at the Warwick Annual Show, 1953
Junabee
Coordinates	28.25°S 152.1461°E / -28.25; 152.1461 (Junabee (centre of locality))
Population	195 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	2.778/km2 (7.194/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4370
Area	70.2 km2 (27.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.8 km (9 mi) ESE of Warwick 125 km (78 mi) SW of Ipswich 167 km (104 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Junabee: Mount Tabor The Hermitage Swan Creek Yangan Emu Vale Canningvale Junabee Danderoo Murrays Bridge Loch Lomond Wiyarra

History

Junabee Provisional School opened in 1904.^[3] On 1 January 1909 it became Junabee State School. It closed on 1 May 1939, but reopened in 1953. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963.^[4]

A new public hall opened in Junabee on Wednesday 5 August 1908.^[5]

Jingarry State School opened on 4 August 1919. It closed on 28 January 1963.^[6] It was at 439 Jingarry Mount Sturt Road (28.2370°S 152.1717°E / -28.2370; 152.1717 (Jingarry State School (former))).^[7][8]

St George's Anglican Church held its first service on 4 March 1945. It closed in 1973.^[9][10] However, there are mentions of an earlier church dating back to 1908.^[11]

On 5 January 1946, the Junabee Memorial Hall was opened at 573 Roona Road (28.2509°S 152.1450°E / -28.2509; 152.1450 (Junabee Memorial Hall)). The hall commemorates those who served in World War I and World War II.^[12][13]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Junabee had a population of 213 people.^[14]

In the 2021 census, Junabee had a population of 195 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Junabee. The nearest government primary schools are Warwick East State School in Warwick to the west, Yangan State School in Yangan to the north-east and Murray's Bridge State School in Murrays Bridge to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick.^[8]