Goovigen

Goovigen
Queensland
Slab hut in Goovigen, 1930
Goovigen is located in Queensland
Goovigen
Goovigen
Coordinates24°08′48″S 150°17′10″E / 24.1466°S 150.2861°E / -24.1466; 150.2861 (Goovigen (town centre))
Population349 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.6186/km2 (1.6021/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4702
Area564.2 km2 (217.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Goovigen:
Wowan Dixalea Ulogie
Dumpy Creek Goovigen Jambin
Kokotungo Woolein Greycliffe

Goovigen is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Goovigen had a population of 349 people.[1]

A second town, Rannes (24°05′55″S 150°07′12″E / 24.0986°S 150.12°E / -24.0986; 150.12 (Rannes (town centre))), is also within the locality of Goovigen, near its western boundary.[4]

Koorngoo is a neighbourhood (24°10′00″S 150°19′00″E / 24.1666°S 150.3166°E / -24.1666; 150.3166 (Koorngoo)) within the locality, just west of centre, based around a former railway station.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Goovigen – town in Shire of Banana (entry 14362)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Goovigen – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49785)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Rannes – town in Shire of Banana (entry 28011)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Koorngoo – locality unbounded in Shire of Banana (entry 18492)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.