Toondahra, Queensland

Toondahra is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Toondahra had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The Boyne River enters the locality from the south-east forming the south-eastern, eastern, north-eastern and northern boundaries of the locality, before exiting to the north-west.
There are a number of mountains in Toondahra :

Pipe Clay Hill,
Mount Barbara,
Messmate Mountain,
Mount Lorna,

Toondahra State Forest is a small area in the north-west of the locality.

History

The locality was named and bounded on 10 September 1999.
Mount Barbara was named to commemorate the late Mrs Barbara Apel, of the Mimosa pastoral property. She ran her husband's property alone during World War II.

Demographics

In the, Toondahra had a population of 8 people.
In the, Toondahra had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Toondahra. The nearest government primary school is Boynewood State School in Boynewood to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mundubbera State College in Mundubbera to the north-west and Burnett State College in Gayndah to the north-east. However, students in the south-east of Toondahra may be too distant to attend either of these secondary schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.