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Goovigen Location in Queensland
Population	215 (2016 census locality)
• Density	0.3811/km2 (0.987/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	564.2 km2 (217.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	45.9 km (29 mi) NNW of Biloela 81.8 km (51 mi) SSW of Mount Morgan 119 km (74 mi) SSW of Rockhampton 607 km (377 mi) NNW of Brisbane
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. In the 2016 census the locality of Goovigen had a population of 215 people.

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.

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.

History

Goovigen was originally established as a supply depot for the railways and was named for the local Aboriginal word for box tree, a species of Eucalyptus.

Goovigen Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1925).

Economy

The town supports the surrounding agricultural district which produces cotton, cattle and grain.

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:

• Netley (24°08′10″S 150°19′30″E / 24.1360°S 150.3250°E / -24.1360; 150.3250 (Netley (homestead)))
• Smoky Creek (24°07′54″S 150°22′12″E / 24.1316°S 150.3699°E / -24.1316; 150.3699 (Smoky Creek (homestead)))
• Tomlin (24°03′37″S 150°21′50″E / 24.0604°S 150.3639°E / -24.0604; 150.3639 (Tomlin (homestead)))
• Wyalga Downs (24°05′17″S 150°13′57″E / 24.0880°S 150.2325°E / -24.0880; 150.2325 (Wyalga Downs (homestead)))

Education

Goovigen State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Rannes Road (24°08′36″S 150°17′11″E / 24.1432°S 150.2864°E / -24.1432; 150.2864 (Goovigen State School)). In 2016 had an enrolment of 8 students. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Goovigen. The nearest secondary schools are Biloela State High School in Biloela to the south-east and Mount Morgan State High School in Mount Morgan to the north.

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  Firefighting in the Goovigen district, 1952